The Divine Comedy The Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso

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.

ISBN:	9780451208637
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:	Berkley
Published date:	27 May 2003
DEWEY:	851.1
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Sales rank:	7939
Number of pages:	895
Weight:	839g
Height:	229mm
Width:	150mm
Spine width:	41mm

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