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The Divine Comedy Of Dante Alighieri (1867)

The Divine Comedy Of Dante Alighieri (1867)

Alighieri, Dante
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Hardcover

Literary CriticismReligion General

ISBN10: 1164429175
ISBN13: 9781164429173
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 468
Weight: 1.88
Height: 1.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Divine Comedy is a classic masterpiece of Italian literature written by Dante Alighieri in the early 14th century. The book is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, each representing a different realm in the afterlife. In Inferno, Dante describes his journey through Hell, where he encounters various sinners and their punishments. In Purgatorio, he climbs the mountain of Purgatory, where souls are purged of their sins before entering Paradise. In Paradiso, Dante explores the celestial spheres of Heaven, where he meets angels, saints, and the Holy Trinity. The Divine Comedy is a complex work that explores themes of sin, redemption, and the nature of God. It is also a political allegory, with Dante using his journey through the afterlife to comment on the corruption and power struggles of his time. This edition of The Divine Comedy was translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and published in 1867. It includes detailed notes and commentary to help readers understand the historical and cultural context of the work, as well as its literary and theological significance.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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