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The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 (Author)
Other Authors: Palma, Michael, 1945- (Translator, author of introduction.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2025].
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Dante Alighieri, > 1265-1321 > Translations into English.
Hell > Poetry.
Purgatory > Poetry.
Paradise > Poetry.
Epic poetry, Italian > Translations into English.
Italian poetry > To 1400 > Translations into English.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • A note on the translation
  • Inferno
  • Purgatorio
  • Paradiso.