A Life of Dante [Abridged, Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Benedict Flynn (Editor), John Shrapnel (Narrator)

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Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks; Abridged edition (Aug 21 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9626342234
ISBN-13: 978-9626342237
Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 12.4 x 1 cm
Shipping Weight: 100 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,160,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dante's vision, "The Divine Comedy", has profoundly affected every generation since it first appeared in the early 14th century. Here is a brief account of his life, compiled from various sources (including his first biographer, Boccaccio) by Benedict Flynn, setting the known facts of Dante's life against the turmoil of the times and putting the very personal nature of his poetry into perspective.

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A brief literary biography like this should leave the listener with an impression of a writer's major work and some understanding of how his life informed that work. A LIFE OF DANTE doesn't leave much of an impression. Despite an unimpeachable reading by British actor John Shrapnel, the recording bogs down in its descriptions of the politics and history of medieval Italy. This, of course, is the groundwork upon which THE DIVINE COMEDY was written, but a short work like this is unable to provide any real synthesis, and the result is a litany of names and dates that does little to illuminate Dante's masterpiece. D.B. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine