Dante the Maker

<p><a>First published in </a>1980, <i>Dante the Maker </i>examines the great Italian poet?s creative processes and presents a wider perspective on Dante. Divided into three major parts, it discusses themes like the making of a poet; power exile and the works of Dante?s middle years; and the making of the <i>Commedia</i>. The book allows Anderson to explore the relevant political backgrounds, historical context, aesthetic, philosophical and even scientific currents- and the events of Dante?s own life - and finally to give his own judgement on how these diverse forces impinged on the poet?s creative processes. This literary biography is a must read for scholars and researchers of Literature.</p>