The Forerunners of Dante : a selection from Italian poetry before 1300 / edited by A.J. Butler
1910, First Edition. Oxford : Clarendon Press. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked dark blue cloth. Unread, with unopened pages. Remains exceptionally well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance: bookplate of the società letteraria italiana di Liverpool. Item #456420
Physical description; xxxv, 262 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contains historical and critical preface and copious notes. Contents; An anthology of Italian poetry from its origins to c. 1300, selected and annotated to illustrate the literary background of Dante's work. Subjects; Italian poetry - To 1400 - History and criticism, Italian poetry - To 1400 - Translations into English, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) - Sources.
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