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Vintage classics
Oxford world's classics
Bollingen volume 80
Everyman's library volume 183
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Oxford world's classics
Bollingen volume 80
Everyman's library volume 183
More Series...
Lexile measure
1220L
Language
English
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Description
Comprised of three books - "Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso" - "Dante's Divine Comedy" follows Dante Alighieri's epic poems follows Dante through the different sections of the afterlife; hell, purgatory, and heaven. "Divine Comedy" began as a project in 1308 and ended in 1320, the year before Dante's death. Told in first person, Dante follows the poet Virgil through the rings of hell and purgatory. "The Divine Comedy" is a highly allegorical text and...
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Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
An introduction and notes accompany this classic epic poem about a spiritual pilgrim being led by Virgil through the nine circles of hell. This vigorous translation of Inferno reserves Dante's simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark Musa's blank verse rendition 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....
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Series
Pub. Date
[2006?]
Language
English
Description
Presents the second part of Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy," in which Dante himself is guided through Purgatory by Virgil, his literary hero, and shown the multitude of sinners waiting for their release into Paradise; and includes an introduction, explanatory notes, diagrams, and a glossary of names.
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