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The Divine Comedy: the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso; a New Translation Into English Blank Verse

The Divine Comedy: the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso; a New Translation Into English Blank Verse

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The Divine Comedy: the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso; a New Translation Into English Blank Verse

by Dante Alighieri [Translated by Lawrence Grant White]

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New York: Pantheon Books, 1948. A Good Hardcover. Good/No Dust Jacket. Illustrations of Gustave Dore. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning.  Interior is fine; cloth spine has spotting and lower corners rubbed; minor sun-fading on the top edge.  11 inches tall;  187 pages, illustrated with the Gustave Dore plates. The Divine Comedy is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed in 1320, a year before his death in 1321. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature.

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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that The Divine Comedy —comprised of three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio , and The Paradiso —was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.

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Title
The Divine Comedy: the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso; a New Translation Into English Blank Verse
Author
Dante Alighieri [Translated by Lawrence Grant White]
Illustrator
Illustrations of Gustave Dore
Format/Binding
A Good Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Good
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No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1948
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RELIGION, FAITH & SPIRITUALITY; 18th CENTURY and EARILER WORKS;

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