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The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradisio

Dante Alighieri - Author

John Ciardi - Translator

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ISBN 9780451208637 | 928 pages | 27 May 2003 | NAL | 6.10 x 8.93in | 18 - AND UP
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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise—the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.

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The Divine Comedy How to Read Dante
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The Inferno
Introduction
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The Purgatorio
Introduction
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The Paradiso
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