MAXNotes Literature Guides: Dante's The Divine Comedy I: Inferno

by Anita Price Davis

REA's MAXnotes for Dante's The Divine Comedy I: Inferno

MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions.

MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.

144 pages, Paperback

First published October 26, 1995

About the author

Anita Price Davis was the author of New Deal Art in North Carolina (2008), Georgia During the Great Depression (2008), Women on United States Postage Stamps (2008), Women Nobel Peace Prize Winners (2006) and North Carolina During the Great Depression (2003). She has also authored or coauthored many other historical books and articles. She retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College.