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Ismail Kadare. Dante, l'incontournable ou Breve histoire de l'Albanie avec Dante Alighieri.(Book review)
From: World Literature Today
Date: 20070901
Author:Cox, John K.
Ismail Kadare. Dante, l'incontournable ou Breve histoire de l'Albanie avec Dante Alighieri. Tedi Papavrami, tr. Paris. Fayard. 2006. 100 pages. 12 [euro]. ISBN 2-213-63046-1
IN THIS ESSAY the influential Albanian writer Ismail Kadare makes a strong case for the continuing significance of the works of Dante. Referring to the Italian writer's reputation as Europe's greatest poet, the conscience of humanity, and a "Christian Homer," Kadare explores Dante's reception in Albania over the centuries. He also locates the universal importance of Dante's life and works in the pain of ...
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