In a Dark Wood: What Dante Taught Me About Grief, Healing, and the Mysteries of Love
by:
Joseph Luzzi (author)
"In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante's Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning--a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating...
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"In the aftermath of a heartbreaking tragedy, a scholar and writer uses Dante's Divine Comedy to shepherd him through the dark wood of grief and mourning--a rich and emotionally resonant memoir of suffering, hope, love, and the power of literature to inspire and heal the most devastating loss.Where do we turn when we lose everything? Joseph Luzzi found the answer in the op
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780062357526 (0062357522)
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
I spotted this book on a library bookshelf and was at once drawn by the book's title. In La Divina Commedia, Dante's pilgrimage into himself and his past which rockets him out of the black hole of Self is also my personal story. I will never forget that thunderstormy Sunday morning, when I caught a ...
I should be nicer about a guy's book that's about grieving for his wife. But really, the connection to Dante is tenuous at times (anyone from the Dante+Decameron group on Goodreads knows most of what he discusses about The Divine Comedy) and his actions towards his girlfriends (especially the woman ...
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