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Dante Alighieri
THE DIVINE COMEDY
THE DIVINE COMEDY
The most celebrated poem in the history of Western literature Now in a fully illustrated, bilingual edition
Dante Alighieri
THE DIVINE COMEDY
The most celebrated poem in the history of Western literature Now in a fully illustrated, bilingual edition
The Edition
Built to last as long as the story inside it.
Built to last as long as the story inside it.
This is not a copy to read once and leave on a shelf. Every detail of this edition was considered for the reader who intends to keep it.
Bilingual text
Bilingual text
English and Italian, side by side on the same page. Every line of Longfellow's translation sits next to the line of Dante's original text.
English and Italian, side by side on the same page. Every line of Longfellow's translation sits next to the line of Dante's original text.
Fully illustrated edition
Fully illustrated edition
Every circle of Hell and Purgatory all the way to Paradise.
Every circle of Hell and Purgatory all the way to Paradise.
Four historic commentaries
Four historic commentaries
Notes from four landmark translations, Longfellow, Carlyle, Okey, and Wicksteed, merged and reorganized by canto and line, with a second layer clarifying archaic English.
Notes from four landmark translations, Longfellow, Carlyle, Okey, and Wicksteed, merged and reorganized by canto and line, with a second layer clarifying archaic English.
Essay & Extras
Essay & Extras
Includes a foreword by T. S. Eliot, a complete index, hardcover binding with ribbon marker, and a companion booklet by Dante's own son, Pietro Alighieri.
Includes a foreword by T. S. Eliot, a complete index, hardcover binding with ribbon marker, and a companion booklet by Dante's own son, Pietro Alighieri.
The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy
The Poem that mapped the Afterlife
The Poem that mapped the Afterlife
The Poem that mapped the Afterlife
Dante wakes in a dark forest and tries to escape toward a lit hill, but three beasts block his path. Virgil appears and guides him through Hell and Purgatory to reach salvation.
Dante wakes in a dark forest and tries to escape toward a lit hill, but three beasts block his path. Virgil appears and guides him through Hell and Purgatory to reach salvation.
Inferno reveals Hell's nine circles where punishments strictly mirror the sins committed. Sinners suffer eternal justice, from the lustful tossed in storms to traitors trapped in ice.
Inferno reveals Hell's nine circles where punishments strictly mirror the sins committed. Sinners suffer eternal justice, from the lustful tossed in storms to traitors trapped in ice.
Purgatorio shows penitent souls enduring suffering filled with hope as they cleanse their faults. Every soul chooses to be there and will eventually reach Heaven.
Purgatorio shows penitent souls enduring suffering filled with hope as they cleanse their faults. Every soul chooses to be there and will eventually reach Heaven.
In Paradiso, Beatrice takes over from Virgil to guide Dante through the celestial spheres. Together they ascend into divine light and eternal love.
In Paradiso, Beatrice takes over from Virgil to guide Dante through the celestial spheres. Together they ascend into divine light and eternal love.
The Author
The Author
Dante: The Exile who built a Universe
Dante: The Exile who built a Universe
Dante: The Exile who built a Universe
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy, in 1265. In 1302, he was exiled from his hometown under threat of death if he returned, forcing him to spend the remaining two decades of his life wandering through northern Italy.
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy, in 1265. In 1302, he was exiled from his hometown under threat of death if he returned, forcing him to spend the remaining two decades of his life wandering through northern Italy.
During his long exile, Dante composed his masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, introducing the terza rima rhyme scheme designed to ensure the structural integrity of his poetic journey through the afterlife.
During his long exile, Dante composed his masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, introducing the terza rima rhyme scheme designed to ensure the structural integrity of his poetic journey through the afterlife.
The central inspiration of his life and work was Beatrice Portinari, whom he loved deeply from afar. Though she died at a young age, Dante immortalized her as his divine guide through Paradise.
The central inspiration of his life and work was Beatrice Portinari, whom he loved deeply from afar. Though she died at a young age, Dante immortalized her as his divine guide through Paradise.
Dante died in Ravenna in 1321, where he remains buried. Although Florence formally revoked his sentence centuries later and erected a monument to honor him, his body was never returned to his birthplace.
Dante died in Ravenna in 1321, where he remains buried. Although Florence formally revoked his sentence centuries later and erected a monument to honor him, his body was never returned to his birthplace.
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