Describes the events that shaped Dante's life and the ideas that shaped his poetry, including courtly love, the conflict between Church and state, and divine influence in human lives

Dante (Past masters)

Literature & Fiction

George Holmes

Poetry

Oxford University Press

<p>This history of the Renaissance surveys the extraordinary impact of the culture which dramatically affected Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries. It examines the social, commerical and political background which enabled the arts to flourish in this period in the way that they did, stressing the importance of the great commercial cities of Florence, Bruges and Venice. Beginning with the Florentine Renaissance, the author traces abd development of humanism in art, politics, science and philosophy and discusses the impact of the High Renaissance in Italy on the rest of Europe.</p>

Renaissance

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Europe: Hierarchy and Revolt, 1320-1450

History

Europe

BRANCH LINE

<p>A collection of true stories -- sometimes sad, often hilarious -- from the life of author George Holmes as he grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, during the 1940s and 1950s. Holmes recounts stories of mischievous children and unsuspecting aunts, coal mining tragedies and falling in love at a high school dance. This memoir is both a look back in time and a look into the mind of a child who later would become a respected psychologist.</p>

Growing Up in the Valley

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