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Dante's Inferno

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In his introduction, the translator says: "I suppose that a very great majority of English-speaking people, if they were asked to name the greatest epic poet of the Christian era in Western Europe, would answer Dante." The Divine Comedy continues to be widely read today, whether for its religious inspiration or for the sheer power of its verse. The first part of the epic, The Inferno, tells how the narrator "loses his way," and finds himself in a strange landscape he's never seen before. There he encounters the shade of the ancient Roman poet, Virgil, who offers to lead him through the nine circles of Hell. The damned of Dante's imagination, it's quite clear, have condemned themselves through their actions or inactions to become permanent prisoners of the nether regions. Down, down, down, go Dante and his guide, meeting friend and foe alike, with horror piled upon horror. Finally, they must climb Satan's body to find the only possible exit from this terrible place—where once more the poet will "see again the stars."

A first-rate modern rendering of a literary classic!


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Series: The Divine Comedy Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

Kindle Book

  • Release date: May 22, 2013

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781434446268
  • Release date: May 22, 2013

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781434446268
  • File size: 371 KB
  • Release date: May 22, 2013

Open EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781434446268
  • File size: 370 KB
  • Release date: May 22, 2013

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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Open EPUB ebook

subjects

Fiction Poetry

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1270
Text Difficulty:10-12

In his introduction, the translator says: "I suppose that a very great majority of English-speaking people, if they were asked to name the greatest epic poet of the Christian era in Western Europe, would answer Dante." The Divine Comedy continues to be widely read today, whether for its religious inspiration or for the sheer power of its verse. The first part of the epic, The Inferno, tells how the narrator "loses his way," and finds himself in a strange landscape he's never seen before. There he encounters the shade of the ancient Roman poet, Virgil, who offers to lead him through the nine circles of Hell. The damned of Dante's imagination, it's quite clear, have condemned themselves through their actions or inactions to become permanent prisoners of the nether regions. Down, down, down, go Dante and his guide, meeting friend and foe alike, with horror piled upon horror. Finally, they must climb Satan's body to find the only possible exit from this terrible place—where once more the poet will "see again the stars."

A first-rate modern rendering of a literary classic!


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Wildside Press LLC

    Kindle Book
    Release date: May 22, 2013

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781434446268
    Release date: May 22, 2013

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781434446268
    File size: 371 KB
    Release date: May 22, 2013

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781434446268
    File size: 370 KB
    Release date: May 22, 2013

  • Creators
  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1270
    Text Difficulty: 10-12