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Amateur astronomy England History Astronomy England History Books and reading Psychological aspects Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Influence Evershed, Mary Acworth 1867-1949 Grief Biography Luzzi, Joseph Meaning (Philosophy) in literature Women astronomers England BiographyBarbero, Alessandro
Summary: "Dante brings the legendary author--and the medieval Italy of his era-- to vivid life, describing the political intrigue, battles, culture, and society that shaped his writing. Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy has defined how people imagine and depict heaven and hell for over seven centuries. However, outside of Italy, his other works are not well known, and less still is generally known about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Books 2022
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Summary: "In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante's Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning--a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating loss.Where do we turn when we lose everything? Joseph Luzzi found the answer in the opening of The Divine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperWave 2015
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Summary: In 1910, Mary Acworth Evershed (1867-1949) sat on a hill in southern India staring at the moon as she grappled with apparent mistakes in Dante's Divine Comedy. Was Dante's astronomy unintelligible? Or was he, for a man of his time and place, as insightful as one could be about the sky? As the twentieth century began, women who wished to become professional astronomers faced difficult cultural...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2019