Dante: A Life in Works | 
pickNot exactly fun reading, but my first look at Dante as I approach Divine Comedy, and my first look at Hollander, who edited his wife‘s, Jean Hollander, translation - the one I plan to read. Robert‘s presentation is clean, slim, thorough, balanced and documents everything. A decent readable intro, even if you don‘t follow his advice and read DC first. He covers all Dante‘s work about evenly, so only a small part is dedicated to DC.
Graywacke Two things I‘ll do because of this: 1. I might read more (but probably not all) of Dante‘s work. And 2. I‘m going to slow down my plans and set aside more time before and while reading to read about this work. 5y
Tamra As you read the Divine Comedy, I highly recommend perusing Gustav Dore‘s engravings as an accompaniment. I have a copy of the 1948 Lawrence White edition and the engravings add so much to the reading atmosphere and experience. They are remarkable pieces of art that bring the text to life. (edited) 5y
Graywacke @Tamra Doré was terrific. Noting. !! 5y
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