Project Gutenberg 2010-03-14 Public domain in the USA. 88 Ginguené, Pierre Louis 1748 1816 Ginguené, Pierre-Louis Ginguené, P. L. (Pierre Louis) Ginguene, Pierre Louis Daunou, P. C. F. (Pierre Claude François) 1761 1840 Daunou, Pierre-Claude-François Daunou, Pierre Claude François Daunou, P. C. F. (Pierre Claude Francois) Histoire littéraire d'Italie (2/9) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Histoire littéraire d'Italie" by Pierre Louis Ginguené is a historical and critical examination of Italian literature written in the early 19th century. The text delves deeply into the works and influences of prominent poets, particularly focusing on Dante Alighieri and his iconic work, "Divina Commedia." Through an analytical lens, it discusses poetic invention, sources of inspiration, and the evolution of ideas in literature, making it relevant for readers interested in the foundations of Italian literary tradition. The opening portion of the work sets the stage for an analytical study of Dante's "Divina Commedia," highlighting the significance of poetic invention and the sources from which Dante drew inspiration. Ginguené discusses the historical context in which Dante created his monumental work, noting the stark differences between the poetic landscape of ancient Greece, represented by Homer, and the tumultuous medieval period Dante inhabited. The text explores the challenges Dante faced overshadowed by societal upheaval, leading him to craft a poetic narrative that encompasses the complexities of human existence, morality, and the afterlife, with a nuanced description of the three realms of the afterlife: Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Additionally, it underscores the richness of Dante's poetic technique and thematic depth, weaving in references to earlier literary giants as a way to underscore Dante's literary legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Italian literature -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 1099483 1098219 2024-10-13T12:07:01.012353 2023-09-14T05:32:07.789608 text/html text/html 1087987 2010-03-14T10:09:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 376813 2010-03-14T10:10:18 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 471082 2024-10-13T12:07:20.115247 application/epub+zip 489855 2024-10-13T12:07:05.871291 application/epub+zip 467087 2024-10-13T12:07:03.870294 application/epub+zip 927848 2024-10-13T12:07:29.211172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 919177 2024-10-13T12:07:18.750230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 874759 2022-09-14T14:04:42.195210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 889327 2024-10-13T12:06:58.204336 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 889332 2010-03-14T10:09:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 344054 2010-03-14T10:10:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 867701 2010-03-14T10:09:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 340580 2010-03-14T10:10:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22162 2024-10-13T12:07:29.737163 application/rdf+xml 18629 2024-10-13T12:07:04.592298 image/jpeg 4694 2024-10-13T12:07:04.247307 image/jpeg 459278 2024-10-13T12:07:01.107326 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 en.wikipedia