{"product_id":"dante-by-alessandro-barbero-9781788166423","title":"Dante","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince Dante Alighieri wrote the \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e, it has defined how people imagine and depict not only heaven and hell, but romantic love and the human condition. However, while Dante's works are widely celebrated outside Italy, the circumstances of his extraordinary life are less well known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1265, Dante's adolescence was characterised by literary genius, but his political activism in one of the medieval world's wealthiest cities led to his death in exile. Pre-eminent Dante scholar Alessandro Barbero and celebrated translator Allan Cameron bring the poet vividly to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnimating the political intrigue, violence, civil war, exile, and cities that shaped Dante's poetic and political life, this is a remarkable portrait of one of the creators of European literature and a towering medieval figure, in time for the 700th anniversary of his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46529958510828,"sku":"9781788166423","price":26.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18193273482824.jpg?v=1749242933","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/dante-by-alessandro-barbero-9781788166423","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}