Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso by Dante Alighieri; Translated by John Ciardi
	List Price:   $19.00 Unit Price:   $15.20 You Save:   $3.80 (20%) ISBN-10:   0451208633 ISBN-13:   9780451208637 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Category:   Poetry, Rhymes & Songs, Young Adults Pub. Date:   May 2003 Pages:   928 Format:   Paperback Ages:   18 to Grades:   12 to
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LATIN POETRY_TRANSLATIONS INTO ENGLISH
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'Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, and 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 translations of Dante's three 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 work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.'--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved 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. 10 illustrations For the first time, John Ciardi's translations of Dante's three soaring canticles have been gathered together in a single volume.