The Banquet (Il Convito) by Dante Alighieri
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"The Banquet (Il Convito)" by Dante Alighieri is an unfinished work written between 1304 and 1307. This vernacular encyclopedia explores philosophy, politics, science, and history through four books combining poetry and prose commentary. After Beatrice's death, Dante celebrates his new love for Lady Philosophy, defends writing in Italian rather than Latin, and challenges aristocratic notions of nobility. The work reveals Dante's intellectual development between his earlier "Vita Nuova" and the "Divine Comedy,"
offering crucial insight into his philosophical and artistic evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 |
| Translator | Sayer, Elizabeth Price |
| Title | The Banquet (Il Convito) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convivio |
| Credits | Produced by Paul Murray, Marc André Selig and PG Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Philosophy |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 12867 |
| Release Date | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Last Update | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 420 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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