The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)
by Dante Alighieri
from NAL Trade
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.
The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (Everyman's Library)
by Dante Alighieri
from Everyman's Library
Introduction by Eugenio Montale; Translation by Allen Mandelbaum
The Inferno (Signet Classics)
by Dante Alighieri
from Signet Classics
Considered to be one of the greatest literary works of all time- equal only to those of Shakespeare-Dante's immortal drama of a journey through Hell is the first volume of his Divine Comedy. The remaining canticles, The Purgatorio and The Paradiso, will be published this summer in quick succession.
The Divine Comedy: Volume 1: Inferno (Penguin Classics)
by Dante Alighieri
from Penguin Classics
This vigorous translation of the poet's journey through the circles of hell re-creates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had for his contemporaries. Musa's introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text.
Translated with Notes and an Introduction by Mark Musa
Dante's Inferno
by Dante Alighieri
from Macmillan UK
A new telling of Dante’s Inferno, this translation is the most fluent, grippingly readable version of the famous poem yet, and—with all the consummate technical skill that is the hallmark of Sean O’Brien’s own poetry—manages the near-impossible task of preserving the subtle power and lyric nuance of the Italian original, while seeking out an entirely natural English music. No other version has so vividly expressed the horror, cruelty, beauty, and outrageous imaginative flight of Dante’s original vision.
The Divine Comedy: Hell (Penguin Classics)
by Dante Alighieri
from Penguin Classics
The Divine Comedy, Part 2: Purgatory (Penguin Classics)
by Dante Alighieri
from Penguin Classics
Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, Purgatory relates his ascent, accompanied by Virgil, of the Mount of Purgatory a mountain of nine levels, formed from rock forced upwards when God threw Satan into depths of the earth. As he travels through the first seven levels, Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a stronger and better man. For it is only when he has learned from each of these levels that he can ascend to the gateway to Heaven: the Garden of Eden. The second part of one of the greatest epic poems, Purgatory is an enthralling Christian allegory of sin, redemption and ultimate enlightenment.
The Divine Comedy Part 3: Paradise (Penguin Classics)
by Dante Alighieri
from Penguin Classics
Dante (1265-1321) is the greatest of Italian poets and his DIVINE COMEDY is the finest of all Christian allegories. To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed Latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, Dante wrote his COMEDY in colloquial Italian, wanting it to be a poem for the common reader. This edition is translated by, and includes an Introduction by, Dorothy L.
The Divine Comedy: Paradise (Penguin Classics)
by Dante Alighieri
from Penguin Classics
The Divine Comedy: Paradise is a book written by Dante Alighieri. It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The Divine Comedy: Paradise is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces of classic literature, this gem by Dante Alighieri is highly recommended. Published by Quill Pen Classics and beautifully produced, The Divine Comedy: Paradise would make an ideal gift and it should be a part of everyone's personal library.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1: Inferno (Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Reprint Series)
by Dante Alighieri
from Oxford University Press, USA
The first volume of this new Divine Comedy presents the Italian text of the Inferno, and, on facing pages, Robert Durling's new prose translation, which brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with all its terror, pathos, and sardonic humor, and its penetrating analyses of the psychology of sin and the ills that plague society. Readers will prize the directness and clarity, the rich expressiveness, and the rigorous accuracy of this contemporary prose translation, which preserves to an unparalleled degree the order and emphases of Dante's syntax, unhampered by any constraints of meter or rhyme. The Italian text has been newly edited with a view to the needs of American and English readers.
Martinez' and Durling's Introduction and Notes are designed with the first-time reader of the poem in mind, but will be useful to others as well. The concise Introduction presents essential biographical and historical background and a discussion of the form of the poem. The Notes are more extensive than those in most translations currently available, and they contain much new material. In addition, sixteen short essays explore the autobiographical dimension of the poem, the problematic body analogy, the question of Christ's presence in Hell, and individual cantos that have been the subject of controversy, including those on homosexuality. There is an extensive bibliography, and the indexes (to foreign words, passages cited, proper names in the Notes, and proper names in the text) will make the volume particularly useful.
Robert Turner's illustrations include detailed maps of Italy, clearly labeled diagrams of the cosmos and of the structure of Hell, and line drawings of objects and places mentioned in the poem.
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