| Title | : | Dante in Love: The World's Greatest Poem and How It Made History |
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (265 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0743262980 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2005-04-05 |
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In the vein of Brunelleschi's Dome, Galileo's Daughter, and Wittgenstein's Poker, Dante in Love is a geographic and spiritual re-creation of the poet's travels and the burst of creativity that produced the greatest poem ever written. Dante in Love is the story of the most famous journey in literature. Rubin follows Dante's path as the poet, exiled from Florence, walked the old Jubilee routes that linked monasteries and all roads to Rome and Tuscany -- a path followed by generations of seekers from T. S. Eliot, Sigmund Freud, and Primo Levi to Bruce Springsteen. Following Dante's route, we, too, are inspired to undertake the journey of discovering ourselves.
Editorial : No figure speaks for the Christian High Middle Ages more emphatically than Dante Alighieri, and according to Harriet Rubin, author of Dante in Love, no writer reveals the path to creative genius more emphatically either. Combining history and literary criticism, Rubin contends that "there is another way to read Dante"--not as a scholar, but as a fellow journeyman. Rubin's admiration and grasp of Dante's masterpiece is clear. She writes as one with an intimate knowledge not only of the period that shaped the poet, but also of the subsequent artists, thinkers, scientists, and statesmen that the poet helped to shape. But this strength, paradoxically, turns out to be the book’s biggest weakness: Rubin's obsessive contextualizing. The bulk of Dante in Love consists of historical references that are meant to define Dante's age and to illustrate the poet’s development and far-reaching influence. However, with each historical digression, we get farther and farther awa
I like the fact that it goes into building/running the actual business aside for good tips on accomplishing jobs. He seems to be on call for numerous events, and is even asked to sign a protest against the Kennedy's failed invasions of Cuba. Her characters are well-developed and we like them, especially the feisty heroine. This is about a little mischievious boy who learns a big lesson. Those suffering from addiction and those around them should read this book to understand how to get out of this cycle.
It's one huge flaw is its early 90s, Mormon-inspired view of homosexuality as a simple character flaw to be overcome. At times I felt like I was re-writing the book to correct the errors I found.
The book does provide a practice test (which is harder than the actual exam), yet it does not provide enough drilling problems for the different competencies and skills needed for this exam.
As you have seen earlier in this review I have a mathematical backgroun
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