Download or read book Critical Companion to Dante written by Jay Ruud and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dante Alighieri is one of the greatest poets in world history. His brilliant epic, "The Divine Comedy", an imagined journey through Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, continues to captivate readers. This work provides an information on his life and work. It covers Dante's canon, including his love poems in "La Vita Nuova" and his philosophical works.