HIS OWN STORY
DANTE
HIS OWN STORY Text by Valentina Orlando - Illustrations by Celina Elmi
(Great Personalities for Fun)
This series of illustrated books is based on the great personalities in history, art and science, seen from a different viewpoint. These volumes are not intended to replace traditional history books but to provide a first approach to important topics which will be studied in depth at school, and at the same time offer enjoyable reading. All the books in this series have a simple, easy-to-read style and give an account of the lives of the great characters of the past not only from a historic point of view, but also a human one.
Dante Alighieri: the Great Poet
Bice Portinari (Beatrice):
the woman Dante loved
Gemma Donati: Dante’s wife
Brunetto Latini: writer and poet, Dante’s teacher
Guido Cavalcanti:
poet and friend of Dante
Pope Boniface VIII
Original title: “Dante Alighieri - Una vita” Text by Valentina Orlando English version by Lesley Burgon Illustrations by Celina Elmi Editorial Project Gloria Pampaloni All rights reserved © Federighi Editori 2014 www.federighieditori.it [email protected] Ist electronic edition: March 2014 ISBN 978-88-98897-02-5
HIS OWN STORY Text by Valentina Orlando - Illustrations by Celina Elmi
(Great Personalities for Fun)
This series of illustrated books is based on the great personalities in history, art and science, seen from a different viewpoint. These volumes are not intended to replace traditional history books but to provide a first approach to important topics which will be studied in depth at school, and at the same time offer enjoyable reading. All the books in this series have a simple, easy-to-read style and give an account of the lives of the great characters of the past not only from a historic point of view, but also a human one.
Dante Alighieri: the Great Poet
Bice Portinari (Beatrice):
the woman Dante loved
Gemma Donati: Dante’s wife
Brunetto Latini: writer and poet, Dante’s teacher
Guido Cavalcanti:
poet and friend of Dante
Pope Boniface VIII
Original title: “Dante Alighieri - Una vita” Text by Valentina Orlando English version by Lesley Burgon Illustrations by Celina Elmi Editorial Project Gloria Pampaloni All rights reserved © Federighi Editori 2014 www.federighieditori.it [email protected] Ist electronic edition: March 2014 ISBN 978-88-98897-02-5
