William Blake. The drawings for Dante's Divine Comedy
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Word Count
81,000 words, Guess
Page Count
324 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-139783836555128
- ISBN-103836555123
- OCLC Control Number900084997
- Better World Books9783836555128
- Open LibraryOL27517157M
Classifications
- LCCPQ4329.B55 2014
- LCCPQ4329 .B5 2014
Description
"The Divine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is widely considered the greatest work ever composed in the Italian language. The epic poem describes Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, representing, on a deeper level, the soul's path towards salvation. In the last few years of his life, Romantic poet and artist William Blake produced 102 illustrations for Dante's masterwork, from pencil sketches to finished watercolours. Like Dante's sweeping poem, Blake's drawings range from scenes of infernal suffering to celestial light, from horrifying human disfigurement to the perfection of physical form. While faithful to the text, Blake also brought his own perspective to some of Dante's central themes"--Publisher's description.
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