Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the way... more »

ISBN-13: 9780451527981
ISBN-10: 0451527984
Publication Date: 6/1/2001
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Signet Classics
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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John O. (buzzby) - La Quinta, CA reviewed The Inferno on 10/1/2005 + 2740 more book reviews

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Translated in 1954 by John Ciardi, this edition published in 2001. It's enough to make you forswear the Three Beasts of Worldliness forever (expecially the "She-Wolf of Incontinence", that sounds real inconvenient).

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Matt B. (BuffaloSavage) reviewed The Inferno on 7/29/2009 + 1483 more book reviews

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Readers of a certain age may remember John Ciardi for his poem books for kids The Reason for the Pelican or I Met a Man. Former students may remember him from the textbook How Does a Poem Mean. Anyway, this is his lucid translation of Dante’s powerful Divine Comedy. The notes are helpful without being daunting as to number or erudition. This would be a useful edition for students in Wes Civ courses.

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