The Divine Comedy : The Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso
Author(s): Dante Alighieri; John Ciardi (Translator)
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.
Product Information
"Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them--there is no third."
General Fields
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- : Penguin Publishing Group
- : Berkley
- : 0.807394
- : 27 May 2003
- : 230mm X 153mm X 36mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Dante Alighieri; John Ciardi (Translator)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 851.1
- : 928
- : DSC
- : illustrations