Medieval ยท Poetry / prose
De Monarchia
by Dante Alighieri. A major work by Dante Alighieri exploring love, language, theology; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
- Date
- c. 1313
- Origin
- Italy
- Era
- Medieval
- Genre
- Poetry / prose
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Dante Alighieri exploring love, language, theology; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.