Dante in love : the world's greatest poem and how it made history / Harriet Rubin.

Author/creator Rubin, Harriet, 1952-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Simon & Schuster, ©2004.
Descriptionxii, 274 pages ; 23 cm
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Contents Touching the depths -- A time run by dreamers and their dreams -- The difference between one who knows and one who undergoes - Inferno (1304-8) -- The fearful infant whose ravenous hunger cannot be satisfied -- The ogre of the brotherhood -- The golden sperm -- The difficult discipline of "As pleased another -- Purgatorio (1308-12) -- Virgin discoveries -- Number-crunchers in Paris -- "We have tears for things," said Virgil -- Paradiso (1316-21) -- What the bread God wished.
Local noteLittle-346980--305131052610R
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 239-258) and index.
LCCN 2004041808
ISBN0743234464
ISBN9780743234467

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks PQ4390 .R778 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold