01698cam a22003373u 4500 12867 UtSlPG 20260610133314.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PQ Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 The Banquet (Il Convito) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convivio Release date is 2004-07-09 Produced by Paul Murray, Marc André Selig and PG Distributed Proofreaders "The Banquet (Il Convito)" by Dante Alighieri is an unfinished work written between 1304 and 1307. This vernacular encyclopedia explores philosophy, politics, science, and history through four books combining poetry and prose commentary. After Beatrice's death, Dante celebrates his new love for Lady Philosophy, defends writing in Italian rather than Latin, and challenges aristocratic notions of nobility. The work reveals Dante's intellectual development between his earlier "Vita Nuova" and the "Divine Comedy," offering crucial insight into his philosophical and artistic evolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Philosophy Morley, Henry, 1822-1894 Sayer, Elizabeth Price https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12867 54261 54261