The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradiso
by Dante Alighieri. Translation by Lawrence Grant White; illustrations by Gustave Dore
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The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradiso: A New Translation into English Blank Verse, Dante Alighieri. Translation by Lawrence Grant White; illustrations by Gustave Dore. Published by Pantheon Books, 1948. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 188pp. Quarter tan cloth over maroon boards with black and gilt spine titles. Contents have toning and are otherwise fine and unmarked; general wear to boards.
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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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- The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradiso
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- Dante Alighieri. Translation by Lawrence Grant White; illustrations by Gustave Dore
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