Project Gutenberg 2005-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 132 Slattery, John T. (John Theodore) 1866 1938 Slattery, John Theodore 21000965 Dante: "The Central Man of All the World" A Course of Lectures Delivered Before the Student Body of the New York State College for Teachers, Albany, 1919, 1920 Reading ease score: 60.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by David Garcia, Bethanne M. Simms, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) "Dante: 'The Central Man of All the World'" by John T. Slattery is a scholarly course of lectures written in the early 20th century. The text explores the life, works, and historical context of Dante Alighieri, focusing particularly on his monumental poem, the Divine Comedy. Slattery discusses how Dante's medieval perspective and spiritual dimensions resonate with modern readers, emphasizing his role as a pivotal figure in literature and philosophy. The opening of the work sets the stage by reflecting on Dante's significance and the cultural environment of his time, detailing the extraordinary historical and spiritual currents that influenced him. It introduces the reader to the complexities of Dante’s life, marked by political turmoil and personal exile, which shaped his masterpieces and philosophical outlook. As Slattery outlines the importance of understanding Dante within the framework of his contemporaneous society, he invites readers to appreciate the depth of Dante's inquiries into morality, faith, and human experience through the lens of his literary contributions. This provides a compelling invitation for both scholars and enthusiasts to engage deeply with Dante’s works and explore their continuing relevance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321. Divina commedia Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 PQ Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Teaching & Education 452150 451833 2024-10-07T13:18:32.227065 2023-09-08T04:09:54.783549 text/html text/html 458439 2020-12-12T19:59:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160909 2020-12-12T19:59:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 248502 2024-10-07T13:18:44.296878 application/epub+zip 251133 2024-10-07T13:18:36.813909 application/epub+zip 240684 2024-10-07T13:18:34.887955 application/epub+zip 484007 2024-10-07T13:18:49.052866 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 436654 2024-10-07T13:18:42.353852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363261 2022-09-08T08:38:08.167504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375182 375063 2024-10-07T13:18:30.905957 2023-09-08T04:09:53.671523 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 375016 2020-12-12T19:59:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 149451 2020-12-12T19:59:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 375035 2020-12-12T19:59:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 149441 2020-12-12T19:59:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21794 2024-10-07T13:18:49.189818 application/rdf+xml 16970 2024-10-07T13:18:35.473885 image/jpeg 3797 2024-10-07T13:18:35.180907 image/jpeg 235487 2024-10-07T13:18:32.263931 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog