Prue Shaw is emeritus reader in Italian studies at University College London and the editor of the edizione nazionale of Dante’s Monarchia and of a digital edition of the Commedia. She lives in Cambridge, England.
"Reading Dante is an experience of a lifetime... But, like Dante
himself, at large in the frightening wood, you need a companion for
the journey, and it is difficult to imagine one more enlightening
than Prue Shaw."
*The Spectator*
"Shaw’s sharp, brilliantly engaging book delivers masterfully on
its promise to fuel love for the Comedy precisely by dispelling
readers’ anxieties, and showing how the great underlying concerns
of this work are not only those of every work of art but are the
stuff of life itself. Moreover, she keeps us so enthralled with her
compelling and fast-paced prose that the only reason one would want
to put down this book is to open the one she is talking about."
*Book of the Week - Times Higher Education*
"Writing an introduction[to The Divine Comedy] for the general
reader is not an easy task. Prue Shaw has done this in a way that
manages to be at the same time scholarly, compelling and
original."
*The Times Literary Supplement*
"Reading Dante is undoubtedly one of the best introductions to
Dante's Commedia available. It is accurate, informative but never
dull or patronising. All the important topics are covered, while
steering clear of academic jargon... It is a virtuoso
performance."
*The Tablet*
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