ISBN: 9781101487716

The most famous of the three canticles that comprise The Divine Comedy Inferno describes Dante"s descent in Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide. As he descends throu… More...

The most famous of the three canticles that comprise The Divine Comedy Inferno describes Dante"s descent in Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonizing torture Dante encounters doomed souls that include the pagan Aeneas the liar Odysseus the suicidal Cleopatra and his own political enemies damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons Dante must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all-for it is only by encountering Satan himself in the heart of Hell that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin. BACKCOVER: "The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism... likely to be the best modern version of Dante. -Bernard O"Donoghue "This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation-a deeply informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read." -Professor David Wallace University of PennsylvaniaThe most famous of the three canticles that comprise The Divine Comedy Inferno describes Dante"s descent in Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonizing torture Dante encounters doomed souls that include the pagan Aeneas the liar Odysseus the suicidal Cleopatra and his own political enemies damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons Dante must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all-for it is only by encountering Satan himself in the heart of Hell that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin. BACKCOVER: "The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism... likely to be the best modern version of Dante. -Bernard O"Donoghue "This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation-a deeply informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read." -Professor David Wallace University of Pennsylvania eBook<

ISBN: 9781101487716

The most famous of the three canticles that comprise The Divine Comedy Inferno describes Dante"s descent in Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide. As he descends throu… More...

The most famous of the three canticles that comprise The Divine Comedy Inferno describes Dante"s descent in Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonizing torture Dante encounters doomed souls that include the pagan Aeneas the liar Odysseus the suicidal Cleopatra and his own political enemies damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons Dante must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all-for it is only by encountering Satan himself in the heart of Hell that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin. BACKCOVER: "The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism... likely to be the best modern version of Dante. -Bernard O"Donoghue "This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation-a deeply informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read." -Professor David Wallace University of PennsylvaniaThe most famous of the three canticles that comprise The Divine Comedy Inferno describes Dante"s descent in Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonizing torture Dante encounters doomed souls that include the pagan Aeneas the liar Odysseus the suicidal Cleopatra and his own political enemies damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons Dante must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all-for it is only by encountering Satan himself in the heart of Hell that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin. BACKCOVER: "The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism... likely to be the best modern version of Dante. -Bernard O"Donoghue "This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation-a deeply informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read." -Professor David Wallace University of Pennsylvania eBook<

2006, ISBN: 9781101487716

Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation f… More...

Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons, the poet must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all. For it is only by encountering Satan, in the heart of Hell, that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin., 2006<