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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence. His family, of minor nobility, was not wealthy nor especially distinguished; his mother died when he was a child, his father before 1283. At about the age of 20 he married Gemma Donati, by whom he had three children. Little is known of Dante's formal education-it is likely to have included study with the Dominicans, the Augustinians, and the Franciscans in Florence, and at the university in Bologna. In 1295 he entered Florentine politics and in the summer of 1300 he became one of the six governing Priors of Florence. In 1301, the political situation forced Dante and his party into exile. For the rest of his life he wandered through Italy, perhaps studied at Paris, while depending for refuge on the generosity of various nobles. He continued to write and at some point late in life he took asylum in Ravenna where he completed the Divine Commedia and died, much honoured, in 1321.

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Divine Comedy: All 3 Books in One Edition – Inferno, Purgatorio & Paradiso 26-Oct-2018

by Dante Alighieri, H. W. Longfellow

( 64 )

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Divine Comedy is one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view. The narrative describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise or Heaven, while allegorically the poem represents the soul's journey towards God.
Contents:
Divine Comedy
Inferno
Purgatorio
Paradiso
Six Sonnets on Dante's Divine Comedy

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The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) 12-Jan-2023

by Dante Alighieri, John Ciardi

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The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso—together in one volume.

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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The Divine Comedy (Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow with an Introduction by Henry Francis Cary) 17-Nov-2015

by Dante Alighieri, Henry Francis Cary, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in the middle of the 13th century and what is principally known of him comes from his own writings. One of the world’s great literary masterpieces, the “Divine Comedy” is at its heart an allegorical tale regarding man’s search for divinity. The work is divided into three sections, “Inferno,” “Purgatorio,” and “Paradiso,” each containing thirty-three cantos. It is the narrative of a journey down through Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. In this aspect it belongs to the two familiar medieval literary types of the Journey and the Vision, however Dante intended the work to be more than just simple allegory, layering the narrative with rich historical, moral, political, literal, and anagogical context. In order for the work to be more accessible to the common readers of his day, Dante wrote in the Italian language. This was an uncommon practice at the time for serious literary works, which would traditionally be written in Latin. One of the truly great compositions of all time, the “Divine Comedy” has inspired and influenced readers ever since its original creation. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, is translated into English verse by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and includes an introduction by Henry Francis Cary.

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The Divine Comedy: (Annotated with short biography) 6-Feb-2014

by Dante Aligheri

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The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy and the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. Consequently, the Divine Comedy has been called "the Summa in verse".

The work was originally simply titled Comedìa and was later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio. The first printed edition to add the word divine to the title was that of the Venetian humanist Lodovico Dolce, published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari.

The Divine Comedy 20-Jan-2015

by Dante Alighieri, Gustave Doré, A. S. Kline

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A translation into English prose with fully hyper-linked mythological index by A. S. Kline.
Published in entirety with index, notes and illustrations by Gustave Doré (France, 1832-1883).

The Divine Comedy is Dante's record of his visionary journey through the triple realms of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. This, the first 'epic' of which its author is the protagonist and his individual imaginings the content, weaves together the three threads of Classical and Christian history; contemporary Medieval politics and religion; and Dante's own inner life including his love for Beatrice, to create the most complex and highly structured long poem extant.

Through the depths of Hell in the Inferno, and upwards along the mountain of Purgatory in the Purgatorio, Dante is guided by Virgil, the great poet of the Classical Roman Empire, exploring, as he does so, the political, ethical and religious issues of his time. Dante in his own life, and in this epic, represents a 'party of one', desirous of purifying the Church on the one hand, and the Holy Roman Empire on the other, yet caught between those two great worldly powers, and turning to literature to make his voice heard.

From the summit of Purgatory, Dante ascends in the Paradiso, guided by Beatrice, into the celestial Paradise, where love, truth and beauty intertwine in his great vision of the Christian revelation. Yet the Commedia is essential reading not merely for Christians, poets, and historians, but for anyone struggling with issues of morality, the ethical framework of society, and the challenge of living the true life.

Published by Poetry in Translation.

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Dante's Inferno 5-Sep-2022

by Dante Alighieri, GP Editors

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Published between 1308 and 1321, ‘Dante's Inferno’ is the first part of the 14th-Century epic poem Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. It is by far the most popular and well-known of the books in the Divine Comedy trilogy because of its portrayal and understanding of the moral and spiritual pitfalls which still torment us today.
The allegory depicts Dante's journey through the depths of Hell. He is led by the Roman poet Virgil down into the nine circles of Hell, each of which holds and punishes progressively worse sinners. From the First Circle, where unbaptized souls live in peaceful limbo, down to the Ninth Circle, where Satan is trapped in ice, Dante sees firsthand the consequence of unrepentantly sinning against God.

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Dante’s Inferno In Plain and Simple English (Classics Retold Book 14) 15-Sep-2011

by Dante Alighieri, Golgotha Press, BookCaps

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Taking a literary journey through hell certainly sounds intriguing enough--and it is! If you can understand it! If you don't understand it, then you are not alone.

If you have struggled in the past reading the ancient classic, then BookCaps can help you out. This book is a modern translation with a fresh spin.

The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of the modern text.

We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.

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Dante's Inferno : The Divine Comedy, Book I 16-Jan-2022

by Dante Alighieri, H.W. Longfellow

( 8 )

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The terrible sojourn through Dante Alighieri's fictional Inferno takes readers sequentially down the nine circles of hell and the corresponding torments exacted at each level. Dante and readers are guided by the epic poet, Virgil, who promises no harm while guaranteeing a grande dose of divine and awful truth. On this journey, Dante & Virgil encounter unexpected challenges and ultimatums, forcing profound existential contemplations as well as critical decisions.

Written in the 14th Century, Dante's Divine Comedy maintains its influential place among the great epics such as Homer's 'Iliad' & 'Odyssey', Virgil's 'Aeneid', and John Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.

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The Divine Comedy 4-Jan-2023

by Dante Alighieri

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Dante Alighieri's masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" is a famous Medieval Italian epic poem depicting the realms of the afterlife. Dante (who was born in 1265) wrote "The Divine Comedy" somewhere between 1308 and his death in 1321, while he was in exile from his hometown of Florence, Italy, which had been enduring civil war.

"The Divine Comedy" is divided into three separate volumes, each containing 33 cantos (or chapters). These volumes are Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.

Dante is both the author and the central character of this trilogy. He travels through all of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven to make his way back to God, meeting several characters from history and literature on his way.

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La Divine Comédie (Version complète les 3 volumes) (French Edition) 8-Jan-2014

by Dante Alighieri, Félicité Robert de Lamennais

( 9 )

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Ce livre comporte une table des matières dynamique, à été relu et corrigé.
Il est parfaitement mis en page pour une lecture sur liseuse électronique.

Dans la Divine Comédie, la Terre est fixe au centre de l'Univers. Autour d'elle tournent les neuf cieux :
Les sept cieux des planètes.
Le ciel des étoiles fixes.
Le premier mobile (ou ciel cristallin).
Au-delà, se trouve l'Empyrée.
Le Diable est au centre de la Terre. Sa chute a creusé une cavité conique dont l'axe passe par Jérusalem ; c'est l'Enfer, compartimenté en neuf cercles :
Les cinq premiers cercles à l'extérieur de la cité de Dité.
Les quatre derniers cercles à l'intérieur de la même cité.
Un chemin caché mène de la demeure du Diable à une île, diamétralement opposée à Jérusalem, où s'élève le Purgatoire ; celui-ci comprend :
Le rivage de l'île.
L'Antépurgatoire.
Les sept terrasses.
Le Purgatoire est surplombé par le Jardin d'Eden.

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La Vita Nuova: The New Life 23-Jan-2015

by Dante Alighieri, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, A. S. Kline

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A translation into English by A. S. Kline.
Published with illustrations by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.

Composed around 1294, in Italian, the Vita Nuova tells the story of Dante's encounters with and love for Beatrice, culminating in her early death and its effect upon him. Utilising and developing the conventions of Courtly Love, in a mixture of prose and verse, Dante deepens the emotional content of the genre, while pointing the way towards the intellectual and spiritual journey of the Divine Comedy. Indeed the final section of the Vita Nuova contains his commitment to the writing of the greater work, in which Beatrice comes to represent Divine Philosophy, guiding the poet through Paradise towards ultimate truth, and embodying in her earthly and transcendental form the beauty and love which emanate from it.

In the Vita Nuova Dante's own emotional reactions are made the inner subject of the work, in a groundbreaking manner which foreshadows the Commedia's intensity, and the personal nature of the poet's quest, not merely to seek for meaning but to attain it spiritually.

Published by Poetry in Translation.

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La Divina Comedia : el infierno, el purgatorio y el paraíso (Spanish Edition) 16-Dec-2015

by Dante Alighieri

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Considerada como la obra más perfecta de la humanidad por Jorge L. Borges, La Divina Comedia ofrece al lector un viaje alegórico y filosófico por el infierno, el purgatorio y el paraíso.

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