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The Divine Comedy

The Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso

by 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.
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Pages:

928

Published:

May 2003

Format

Paperback

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Imprint

Berkley

ISBN:

9780451208637

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.
$44.00