The divine comedy : the inferno, the purgatorio, and the paradiso / Dante Alighieri ; translated by John Ciardi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: New York : New American Library, 2003.Description: xxv, 895 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0451208633
  • 9780451208637
Uniform titles:
  • Divina commedia. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PQ 4315 .C5 2003
Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
The Inferno -- The Purgatorio -- The Paradiso.
Summary: 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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Book Storms Research Center Main Collection PQ 4315 .C5 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 98650998

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued online.

The Inferno -- The Purgatorio -- The Paradiso.

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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