The Story Behind Dante’s Bones

The book’s exploration of Dante’s graveyard history reflects an obsession I have had with cemeteries and tombs—how we mourn and honor the dead—literally for as long as I can remember.

For DanteDay 2021, I told how I came to write Dante’s Bones: How a Poet Invented Italy in this blog for Harvard University Press.

Posted by Guy Raffa