The main purpose of the book is to lay stress upon the mystical aspect of the "Divina Commedia", and to trace the influence upon Dante of the earlier mystics from St. Augustine onwards.

History of the United States: The Colonial Period Onwards (Vol 1)

Vol. I: The Colonial Period. Charles Austin Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science.

Nelson looks at how language relates to the world and more particularly at the referring power of names. The first half of the book details the history of the subject from Locke onwards and is followed by Nelson's own reference theory.