The Divine Comedy
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is presented in this New Extended Edition published by Bantam Books in December 1983. This single volume features a blank verse translation and spans 411 pages, offering readers a comprehensive exploration of Dante’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and beyond. The edition includes an introduction, maps of Dante’s Italy, and diagrams that provide invaluable guidance, enhancing the reader’s understanding of the historical and cultural context of the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.
Readers will find that this work serves as a spiritual autobiography, often referred to as the “fifth gospel” due to its evangelical purpose. The Divine Comedy focuses on the transformation of moral and social chaos into order through the interplay of reason and faith. As one of the most significant works in Western European literature, it is recognized as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages, making it a pivotal text for those interested in classics, poetry, and European fiction.
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This single volume, blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy includes an introduction, maps of Dante’s Italy, Hell, Purgatory, Geocentric Universe, and political panorama of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century, diagrams and notes providing the reader with invaluable guidance.Described as the “fifth gospel” because of its evangelical purpose, this spiritual autobiography creates a world in which reason and faith have transformed moral and social chaos into order. It is one of the most important works in the literature of Western Europe and is considered the greatest poemof the European Middle Ages.
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