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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Publication details: New York : New American Library, [2003]Description: xxv, 895 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0451208633
  • 9780451208637
Uniform titles:
  • Divina commedia. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Divine comedy.DDC classification:
  • 851/.1 21
LOC classification:
  • PQ4315 .C5 2003
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also issued online.
Contents:
The Inferno -- The Purgatorio -- The Paradiso.
Action note:
  • Committed to retain 20160630 20310630 EAST http://eastlibraries.org/retained-materials
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.Summary: 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.
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Book Book Sonoma Academy Library 851.1 DAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 922396
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The Inferno -- The Purgatorio -- The Paradiso.

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.

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