Dante and the Idea of Rome
Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1957. Hardcover. Blue cloth, light gray paper dust jacket in mylar cover; 302 pp. G+ (Ex-art library, with i.d. marks on book block edges and outermost pages, incl. rear pocket and card; dj and cover have slight aging or soiling; pages are tanning slightly only along edges; a decent copy of a difficult-to-find book.). Item #159537
"Although Dante drew inspiration from such diverse figures as the poet Virgil, the emperor Henry VII, and the Franciscan reformer Pier Giovanni Olivi, he himself achieved a vision of history which is a well-proportioned whole, and which is worthy in its own right of our respect and study. It is the purpose of this book to examine the sources which contributed to each major aspect of his idea of Rome, and at the same time to demonstrate the originality and unity of his general concept." (dj) From the pen of a Dante scholar. Rare.
OCLC: 902103398
Sorry, this book is not available.
Notify me when this comes back in stock.