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.
The epic grandeur of Dante’s masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, and has entered the human imagination....
This splendid verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum provides an entirely fresh experience of Dante's great poem of penance and hope. As Dante ascends the Mount of Purgatory toward the Earthly Paradise and his beloved Beatrice, through "that...
This brilliant new verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum captures the consummate beauty of the third and last part of Dante's Divine Comedy. The Paradiso is a luminous poem of love and light, of optics, angelology, polemics, prayer, prophecy,...
Dante Alighieri's epic tale of one man's journey into the afterlife is considered Italy's finest literary export.
“"<...> el que ve una necesidad, y aguarda que le supliquen, ya se prepara malignamente a rehusar todo socorro."”Virgilio, "El Purgatorio", Canto 17
“"¡Oh buen Apolo! Haz de mí para este último trabajo un vaso lleno de tu valor, tal como lo exiges para conceder tu laurel amado; pues si hasta aquí tuve bastante con una cima del Parnaso, ahora necesito las dos para entrar en el resto de mi carrera. Entra en mi seno, e inspírame el aliento de que estabas poseído cuando sacaste los miembros de Marsias fuera de su piel."”Dante, "El Paraíso", Canto 1
Hill of Difficulty The Panther, the Lion, and the Wolf Virgil Canto 2Highlighted by 4 Kindle customers
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Introduction: The Method of The Divine Comedy
The Inferno
The Purgatorio
The Paradiso
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