THIS Concise Dante Dictionary, based upon my Dictionary of Proper
Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante, which, originally
published in 1898, has now for some time been out of print, is offered
to students and readers of Dante as a convenient hand-book, and
companion to the Oxford edition of the complete works of Dante.

The articles have been carefully revised, and, it is hoped, brought up
to date, throughout. A certain number of new articles have been added,
comprising the names of persons and places mentioned in the tenzone,
or poetical correspondence, between Dante and Forese Donati ¹ (which
was included for the first time in the third edition of the Oxford Dante),
and in the Latin poems addressed to Dante by Giovanni del Virgilio.
On the other hand, the names which occur in the canzone, 'O patria,
degna di trionfal fama' ( Canz. XVIII in the Oxford Dante), have been
omitted, it having been established that this poem is not by Dante. ²

As the scope of the book does not allow of references to authorities
in the body of the work, I am glad to take this opportunity of repeating
my acknowledgements to the writers specified in the Preface to the
larger work, among whom I may specially mention Prof. Casini, the
last edition of whose commentary on the Divina Commedia ³ has been

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