Dante Alighieri
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Series
Vintage classics
Everyman's library volume no. 183
Northwestern world classics
Great books of the Western World volume 5, 19
Everyman's library volume no. 183
Northwestern world classics
Great books of the Western World volume 5, 19
Language
English
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2) The Inferno
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Series
Language
English
Description
A verse translation of Renaissance poet Dante Alighieri's story of a man making his way through the torment of Hell in search of Paradise.
4) Purgatorio
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English
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"Award-winning poet Mary Jo Bang's new translation of Purgatorio is the extraordinary continuation of her journey with Dante, which began with her transformative version of Inferno. In Purgatorio, still guided by the Roman poet Virgil, Dante emerges from the horrors of Hell to begin the climb up Mount Purgatory, a seven-terrace mountain with each level devoted to those atoning for one of the seven deadly sins. At the summit, we find the Terrestrial...
6) The paradiso
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English
Description
The last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's Divine Comedy culminates in this third and final section, Paradiso. The 14th-century allegory portrays a medieval perspective on the afterlife, tracing the poet's voyage across three realms -- Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise -- to investigate the concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption. Expressed in sublime verse, the trilogy concludes with this challenging...
Author
Series
California Dante volume pt. 2
Pub. Date
2001.
Edition
Collector's edition.
Language
English
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