The ''Enciclopedia Dantesca'', published 1970–1975 by the
Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Institute Giovanni Treccani for the publication of the Italian Encyclopedia (), also known as Treccani Institute or simply Treccani, is a cultural institution of national interest, active in the publishing field, founded by Giovanni Treccani a ...
, in six volumes, under the general editorship of
Umberto Bosco
Umberto Bosco (2 October 1900, in Catanzaro – 24 March 1987, in Rome) was an Italian literary historian and literary critic. A graduate of the Sapienza University of Rome, he served as editor-in-chief of the '' Treccani encyclopaedia'', and was ...
, is considered the reference book in
Italian language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is ...
about the life and works of
Dante
Dante Alighieri (; most likely baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri; – September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian Italian poetry, poet, writer, and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called ...
,
described as a "monumental" work
References
External links
Enciclopedia Dantesca- online edition
Works about Dante Alighieri
Encyclopedias of literature
1970s books
Italian biographies
Encyclopedias in Italian
20th-century encyclopedias
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