About this book
This volume contains the thirteen letters of the poet Dante Alighieri translated from their original Latin, including the famous and controversial letter to his patron Cangrande della Scala. The letters provide a good deal of context for the reader of Dante regarding his political and philosophical positions. In the final letter, the authenticity of which has been hotly contested by scholars, the author dedicates the Paradiso to the Veronese Cangrande, explains his Divine Comedy's title (then just Comedy), and discusses much of the work's content. Summary by Mary J.
Chapters (13)
1Epistola I: To the Cardinal Niccolò da Prato, 1304
2Epistola II: To the Counts Oberto and Guido da Romena, 1304
3Epistola III: To a Pistoian Exile, circa 1305
4Epistola IV: To the Marquis Moroello Malaspina, circa 1309
5Epistola V: To the Princes and Peoples of Italy, September or October 1310
6Epistola VI: To the Florentines, March 31, 1311
7Epistola VII: To the Emperor Henry VII, April 17, 1311
8Epistola VIII: To the Empress Margaret, April 1311
9Epistola IX: The the Empress Margaret, April or May 1311
10Epistola X: To the Empress Margaret, May 18, 1311
11Epistola XI: To the Italian Cardinals, May or June 1314
12Epistola XII: To a friend in Florence, May 1315
13Epistola XIII: To Cangrande della Scala, c. 1319
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