Penguin Classics – The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso (Paperback)

A stunning 3-in-1 edition of one of the great works ofWestern literature

An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon,TheDivine Comedydescribes Dante’s descent into Hell with Virgil as hisguide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and reunion with his dead love, Beatrice;and, finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire, andenlightenment and furnished with semiautobiographical details, Dante’s poem isa brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This acclaimedblank verse translation is published here in a one-volume edition in PenguinClassics’ black-spine dress.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classicliterature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles,Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughouthistory and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries toprovide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes bydistinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well asup-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

About the Author

Dante Alighieri(12651321) was born in Florenceand is considered Italy’s greatest poet. It is believed thatTheDivineComedywas written between 1308 and 1320.

RobinKirkpatrickis a professor of Italian and Englishliterature at the University of Cambridge and has written a number of books onDante and on the Renaissance.