The Story
A stunning 3-in-1 edition of one of the great works of
Western literature
An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon,Ā The
Divine ComedyĀ describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as his
guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and reunion with his dead love, Beatrice;
and, finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire, and
enlightenment and furnished with semiautobiographical details, Dante's poem is
a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This acclaimed
blank verse translation is published here in a one-volume edition in Penguin
Classics' black-spine dress.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic
literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Ā titles,
Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout
history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theĀ series to
provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by
distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as
up-to-dateĀ translations by award-winning translators.
About the Author
Dante AlighieriĀ (1265ā1321) was born in Florence
and is considered Italy's greatest poet. It is believed thatĀ TheĀ Divine
ComedyĀ was written between 1308 and 1320.
RobinĀ KirkpatrickĀ is a professor of Italian and English
literature at the University of Cambridge and has written a number of books on
Dante and on the Renaissance.
Description
A stunning 3-in-1 edition of one of the great works of
Western literature
An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon,Ā The
Divine ComedyĀ describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as his
guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and reunion with his dead love, Beatrice;
and, finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire, and
enlightenment and furnished with semiautobiographical details, Dante's poem is
a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This acclaimed
blank verse translation is published here in a one-volume edition in Penguin
Classics' black-spine dress.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic
literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Ā titles,
Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout
history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theĀ series to
provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by
distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as
up-to-dateĀ translations by award-winning translators.
About the Author
Dante AlighieriĀ (1265ā1321) was born in Florence
and is considered Italy's greatest poet. It is believed thatĀ TheĀ Divine
ComedyĀ was written between 1308 and 1320.
RobinĀ KirkpatrickĀ is a professor of Italian and English
literature at the University of Cambridge and has written a number of books on
Dante and on the Renaissance.
