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The divine comedy / Dante Alighieri ; translated by Michael Palma.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Edition: First editionDescription: xxxi, 585 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 1324095547
  • 9781324095545
Uniform titles:
  • Divina commedia. English.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 851.1 23/eng/20241126
Contents:
Introduction -- A note on the translation -- Inferno -- Purgatorio -- Paradiso.
Summary: "The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321." --
Item type: Book
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Martha's Vineyard High School Library FIC/DAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39844500061601

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction -- A note on the translation -- Inferno -- Purgatorio -- Paradiso.

"The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321." --

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