Author: Dante Alighieri

Title: The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 928

Release Date: 2003-05-27

Details: 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.

EAN: 9780451208637

Package Dimensions: Height: 8.94 Inches, Length: 5.95 Inches, Weight: 1.83645064246 Pounds, Width: 1.53 Inches

Languages: en