A Life of Dante

Name: A Life of Dante
Brand: Naxos
Availability: InStock
Author: Benedict Flynn
ISBN: 9789629547257

Author: Benedict Flynn

Narrator: John Shrapnel

Unabridged: 1 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Naxos

Published: 05/01/2001

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography

Synopsis

Dante’s vision The Divine Comedy has profoundly affected every generation since it first appeared in the early fourteenth century. Here is a brief account of his life, compiled from various sources (including his first biographer, Boccaccio) by Benedict Flynn, whose new translation of the Comedy on Naxos AudioBooks, read by Heathcote Williams, has been widely acclaimed. It sets the known facts of Dante’s life against the turmoil of the times, and puts the very personal nature of his poetry into perspective.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael on December 30, 2017

This tiny book is a missed opportunity. It sticks to the LIFE of Dante and tells that story fairly well, but, of course, few would care about Dante today had he not been a writer and beyond some rudimentary comments about La Vita Nuova and Inferno, the works are barely mentioned.......more

Goodreads review by James on March 12, 2024

This book reviews and shares the details of the life of Dante Alighieri. Although the world is familiar with his literary works, his biography is not well known.......more

Goodreads review by Heather on January 23, 2025

Interesting.......more

Goodreads review by Winston on April 27, 2014

Very short summation mostly about Dante in exile and the politics of Florence at the time, but good for what it was. Good to listen to before reading the Commedia to get a better idea of why he gave particular characters their tortures in Hell.......more

Goodreads review by Jean on September 23, 2015

(Audiobook; John Shrapnel, narrator) Brief summary of the political factions in Florence during Dante's life, why he had to go into exile, and why some of his enemies ended up in Hell.......more