The Divine Comedy

By: Dante Alighieri

Penguin Putnam Inc. / Paperback

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Product Description

Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama that has profoundly shaped the way we view both Heaven and Hell. All three sections: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradisio, are included. 10 illustrations. 928 pages, softcover.

Product Information

Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 928
Vendor: Penguin Putnam Inc.
Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)

ISBN: 0451208633
ISBN-13: 9780451208637
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Publisher's Description

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

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Author Bio

John Ciardi was a distinguished poet and professor, having taught at Harvard and Rutgers universities, and a poetry editor of The Saturday Review. He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1955 he won the Harriet Monroe Memorial Award, and in 1956, the Prix de Rome. He died in 1986.