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,

Accessible and informative account of Dante's great Commedia: its purpose, themes and styles, and its reception over the centuries.

A fully updated 2007 edition of this useful and accessible coursebook on Dante's works, context and reception history.

Provides a biography of Tolkien, entries on all his novels, stories, and poems, his published scholarly essays and lectures, important posthumously published wo

"In Understanding Dante, Scott goes beyond simply explaining Dante's works and provides a detailed discussion of the medieval poet's writings. John A. Scott has