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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Ciardi, John, 1916-1986.

Standardized Title:

Divina commedia. English

Language:

English

Italian

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxv, 895 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New American Library, 2003.

Language Note:

Translated from the Italian.

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.

Contents:

How to Read Dante ix

Cantos 16

Cantos 596.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0451208633

OCLC:

50866809