The Portable Dante by Mark Musa, Dante Alighieri
The Portable Dante

Mark Musa, Dante Alighieri

The Portable Dante

Mark Musa, Dante Alighieri

654 pages first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging reflective slow-paced
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As a philosopher, Dante wedded classical methods of enquiry to a Christian faith. As an autobiographer, he looked at his own failures to depict universal moral struggles. As a visionary, he dared to draw maps of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise and p...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 121 reviews

Moods

challenging: 100%

reflective: 75%

inspiring: 50%

adventurous: 25%

dark: 25%

funny: 25%

hopeful: 25%


Pace

20% of readers chose medium
80% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

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50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
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No

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
33% of readers chose No
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Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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