A.N. Wilson @ Henley Literature Festival, 30 September 2011, 2.30pm

AN WILSON DIVINE INSPIRATION

For over 500 years Dante's The Divine Comedy has inspired writers from Shakespeare to Beckett; and continues to dazzle readers today. But how much do we know of the world in which he lived and what inspired him? The prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist A N Wilson presents a glittering study of an artist and his world, arguing that without an understanding of medieval Florence, it is impossible to comprehend the meaning of Dante's great poem. It also lays bare the enigma of the man who never wrote about the mother of his children, yet immortalized the mysterious Beatrice, whom he barely knew. Dante in Love - Atlantic Books Sponsored by HW Fisher Tickets £6 Event location: Phyllis Court