The Divine Comedy
Published on 27. May 2003
928 pages
978-1-101-11799-6 (ISBN)
Description
The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso-together in one volume.
Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
Now, for the first time, John Ciardi's brilliant and authoritative translations of Dante's three soaring canticles-The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso-have been gathered together in a single volume. Crystallizing the power and beauty inherent in the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul, The Divine Comedy is a dazzling work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.
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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered the art of lyric poetry at an early age. He is the author of the three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso. Politically active in Florence, he was banished to Italy in 1302. In 1274, he met the great love of his life, Beatrice, whom he immortalized in La Vita Nuova (1292) and The Divine Comedy. He died in 1321.
Content
The Divine ComedyHow to Read Dante
Translator's Note
The Inferno
Introduction
Cantos
The Purgatorio Introduction Cantos
The Paradiso Introduction Cantos
