Divine Comedy: Illustrated Edition and Divine Comedy Single Volume

Divine Comedy: Illustrated Edition

Name: Divine Comedy: Illustrated Edition
Price: 15.38 GBP
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Author: Dante Alighieri
ISBN: 9788027339709

by Dante Alighieri, H W Longfellow

Paperback
Publisher: E-Artnow
15.2 x 23 x 3.1 cm

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The Divine Comedy is widely considered to be the preeminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the medieval world-view of the 14th century. The first-person narrative describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise or Heaven, while allegorically the poem represents the soul's journey towards God. In Dante's work, Virgil is presented as human reason and Beatrice is presented as divine knowledge. This edition contains the famed illustrations by Gustave Dor which is matched by the inimitable translation of H. W. Longfellow, the first and formidable American translator of the Divine Comedy who is still considered as one of the best translators of this great classic.