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The Divine Comedy: Newly Translated And Annotated With Illustrations By Gustave DoreStock informationGeneral Fields
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DescriptionDante's dramatic journey down the circles of Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory and through the spheres of Heaven in search of redemption - and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of sinners and saints - is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time. ReviewsFor sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the text, it will be hard to rival A.N. Wilson |