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The Divine Comedy

The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso

By Dante Alighieri
Translated by John Ciardi

By Dante Alighieri
Translated by John Ciardi

By Dante Alighieri
Translated by John Ciardi

By Dante Alighieri
Translated by John Ciardi

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Category: Fiction | Poetry

Category: Fiction | Poetry

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May 27, 2003 | ISBN 9780451208637

Ebook $14.99

May 27, 2003 | ISBN 9781101117996

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    About The Divine Comedy

    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.

    About The Divine Comedy

    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.

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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 | Poetry

    Paperback | $21.00
    Published by Berkley
    May 27, 2003 | 928 Pages | 6 x 9 | ISBN 9780451208637

    Category: Fiction | Poetry

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Berkley
    May 27, 2003 | 928 Pages | ISBN 9781101117996

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    Praise

    “Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them—there is no third.”—T.S. Eliot

    “Ciardi has given us…a credible, passionate persona of the poet, stripped of the customary gauds of rhetoric and false decoration, strong and noble in utterance.”—Dudley Fitts
     
    “A sensitive and perceptive translation…a spectacular achievement.”—Archibald MacLeish

    “I think [Ciardi’s] version of Dante will be in many respects the best we have seen.”—John Crowe Ransom



    Table Of Contents

    The Divine ComedyHow to Read Dante
    Translator’s Note
    The Inferno
    Introduction
    Cantos

    The Purgatorio
    Introduction
    Cantos

    The Paradiso
    Introduction
    Cantos

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