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The Inferno

By Dante Alighieri
Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli
Translated by John Ciardi

By Dante Alighieri
Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli
Translated by John Ciardi

By Dante Alighieri
Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
Translated by John Ciardi

By Dante Alighieri
Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
Translated by John Ciardi

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Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics | Poetry

Category: Poetry | Classics

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Oct 06, 2009 | ISBN 9780451531391

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Jun 01, 2001 | ISBN 9781101078037

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    About The Inferno

    Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey that takes readers through the torment of Hell.

    The first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy is many things: a moving human drama, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. One of the few literary works that has enjoyed a fame both immediate and enduring, The Inferno remains powerful after seven centuries. It confronts the most universal values—good and evil, free will and predestination—while remaining intensely personal and ferociously political, for it was born out of the anguish of a man who saw human life blighted by the injustice and corruption of his times.

    Translated by John Ciardi
    With an Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
    and an Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli

    About The Inferno

    Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey that takes readers through the torment of Hell.

    The first part of Dante’s Divine Comedy is many things: a moving human drama, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. One of the few literary works that has enjoyed a fame both immediate and enduring, The Inferno remains powerful after seven centuries. It confronts the most universal values—good and evil, free will and predestination—while remaining intensely personal and ferociously political, for it was born out of the anguish of a man who saw human life blighted by the injustice and corruption of his times.

    Translated by John Ciardi
    With an Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllister
    and an Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli

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    About Dante Alighieri

    Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), Italy’s greatest poet, was born in Florence and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. He first met Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice, in 1274; she inspired his most famous poetry, including the Vita Nuova, which… More about Dante Alighieri

    About Dante Alighieri

    Dante Alighieri (1265–1321), Italy’s greatest poet, was born in Florence and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. He first met Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice, in 1274; she inspired his most famous poetry, including the Vita Nuova, which… More about Dante Alighieri

    Product Details

    Category: Fiction | Fiction Classics | Poetry

    Mass Market Paperback | $5.95
    Published by Signet
    Oct 06, 2009 | 320 Pages | 4-3/16 x 6-3/4 | ISBN 9780451531391

    Category: Poetry | Classics

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Signet
    Jun 01, 2001 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9781101078037
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    Praise

    “It is Mr. Ciardi’s great merit to be one of the first American translators to have…reproduced [The Inferno] successfully in English. A text with the clarity and sobriety of a first-rate prose translation which at the same time suggests in powerful and unmistakable ways the run and rhythm of the great original…A spectacular achievement.”—Archibald MacLeish
     
    “Fresh and sharp…I think [Ciardi’s] version of Dante will be in many respects the best we have seen.”—John Crowe Ransom

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