The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri [Paperback]

Henry Francis Cary (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2000

1909. The Divine Comedy is the narrative of a journey down through Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. It is also an allegory, representing under the symbolism of the stages and experiences of the journey, the history of a human soul, painfully struggling from sin through purification to the Beatific Vision.

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About the Author

Dante Alighieri, or simply Dante (1265-1321), was an Italian poet from Florence. Robert M. Durling is a Professor of Italian and English Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz (Emeritus). Ronald L. Martinez is an Associate Professor of Italian at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: Dry Bones Press (February 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1883938708
• ISBN-13: 978-1883938703
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,541,266 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars divine comedy, September 2, 2001

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This review is from: The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri (Paperback)

I have read this book and reviewed its contents with many of my peers who have read this book as a class subject. I thoroughly enjoyed its symbolisms and cannot even begin to phathom all the meanings im still pondering. It is a must read for any serious literature reader.