
In a beautiful passage of the Convivio Dante describes how he first began to devote himself diligently to science and philosophy. When the gentle soul of Beatrice had passed to heaven, a great darkness fell upon him: the streets of Florence were to him as a deserted city, and...





Dante and the early astronomers. This book, "Dante and the early astronomers", by M.A. Orr, is a replication of a book originally published before 1914. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible...