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Konečně je tu Božská komedie s vtipem, Dante, co má šmrnc, výlet do posmrtného života se šťastným koncem. Vlastně měl vždycky šťastný konec, ale kdo mohl vědět, že po Pekle přijde Očistec a Ráj?

Dante pro začátečníky vezme čtenáře na výlet začínající v pekle a končící v nebi. Dostane se mu stručného úvodu o tom, kdo byl Dante a jaká byla jeho doba, poté se setká se sladkou dívkou jménem Beatrice a ochutná další kousky z Dantova menu, například z velké hostiny Convivio. Pak už je však na řadě ona velkolepá Komedie a popis celého díla zpěv po zpěvu. Postavy, myšlenky a situace jsou tu popsány takové, jaké jsou – žádné pátrání v poznámkách pod čarou a vysvětlivkách, abychom Dantova přítele Forese Donatiho dokázali rozeznat od jeho zlého bratra Corsa, jde o jednoduché zmapování celého života po životě. Dante pro začátečníky je skvělá dovolená s největším turistou v dějinách, Dantem.

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 28, 1999

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Profile Image for Daniel Chaikin.
594 reviews73 followers
October 20, 2019
My Litsy review : "More Dante prep, easier reading this time. 🙂 (It‘s kind of like schmoop with illustrations)

These books are actually helpful to me, but not much more to add to that above.

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50. Dante for Beginners by Joe Lee
published: 2011
format: 180 page paperback. Not a graphic novel, but heavily illustrated
acquired: Library
read: Oct 12-14
time reading: 3 hr 46 min, 1.3 min/page
rating: 3

Profile Image for Riku Sayuj.
668 reviews7,686 followers
December 10, 2016
More fun than the cliff notes. Good Illustrations. Useful to read ahead a few cantos here, so that the reader can focus on the poem itself instead of worrying about teasing out the meaning. Recommended.

Profile Image for Önder Kurt.
48 reviews4 followers
December 5, 2020
OK, I get it; having a comic relief here and there in an introductory book on a classical text may be a good thing. But trying to be funny in every sentence, the author neglects the main task: giving a good, concise introduction to a difficult text full of historical and theological references.,

Creating a Sitcom ambiance is not helping.
Profile Image for Sal Leggio.
77 reviews1 follower
August 23, 2019
I got it because I wanted to find out a little more about The Divine Comedy. I had only read the inferno. But I find that Lee's breezy irreverent style really doesn't lend itself to the material.
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March 1, 2016
I totally enjoyed the writing in this book. It was a terrific introduction to Dante's life.
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