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Dante's Comedy: The Inferno (v. 1) (Paperback)

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Text: English, Italian (translation)

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Paperback: 221 pages
Publisher: Branden Books (May 1, 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0828318840
ISBN-13: 978-0828318846
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.6 x 0.7 inches
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Imagining Heaven in the Middle Ages: A Book of Essays (Garland Medieval Casebooks) by Jan S. Emerson on page 233, and page 242
Lectura Dantis: Inferno: A Canto-by-Canto Commentary by Allen Mandelbaum on page 82, and page 367
Ideas and Forms of Tragedy from Aristotle to the Middle Ages (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature) by Henry Ansgar Kelly on page 153, and page 204
The Poets' Dante: Twentieth-Century Responses by Peter Hawkins on page 116
The Portable Dante: Revised Edition (Viking Portable Library) by Dante Alighieri in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibly well-written, November 11, 1997

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Dante's Inferno was an exploration of Hell at its best. The graphic descriptions of each level of Hell and what they contained, and especially Dante's and Virgil's narrow escape from the demons, made the book impossible to put down. I am a busy college student, and I managed to read the book on one week, it was that good. It flowed, and its rhythm made me want to keep reading. Next, onto Purgatorio and Paradiso.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An organised look at Chaos, January 15, 2000

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I didn't quite know what to think of the Inferno when I first picked it up, but I'd heard about it and decided to give it a shot. This book gave me nightmares and yet was so interesting and well-described that I read it in no time and marveled at it's skillful craftmanship. and I don't even beleive in Hell!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cold Sweat!, August 26, 1999

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This is an excellent book for those who do and don't believe in Hell. If one does not believe in Hell, this book is a perfect reason to make one, if not to become religious, but at least to consider the factor. If one does believe, then it'll help them in less sinning! As for myself, reading many passages throughout this book, gave me chills and cold sweats!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Pick a different edition
The Inferno was an enjoyable read, but I would have gotten more out of the book by buying and edition with some translator's notes to accompany the text. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sleepless
I read this book for my AP English class. Dante doesn't go into a great deal of description about Hell (he wrote this book for a time were TV's were still 700 years off, and... Read more

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this book rocks the house man! it definitely gots mad flavor ya hear! i loved it to the very bone dude and i have to give mad props to its funky lyrics and outrageous tone!

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