John Ciardi
6) The Inferno
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A verse translation of Renaissance poet Dante Alighieri's story of a man making his way through the torment of Hell in search of Paradise.
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Vintage classics
Everyman's library volume no. 183
Northwestern world classics
Great books of the Western World volume 5, 19
Everyman's library volume no. 183
Northwestern world classics
Great books of the Western World volume 5, 19
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English
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17) The paradiso
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The last great literary work of the Middle Ages and the first important book of the Renaissance, Dante's Divine Comedy culminates in this third and final section, Paradiso. The 14th-century allegory portrays a medieval perspective on the afterlife, tracing the poet's voyage across three realms -- Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise -- to investigate the concepts of sin, guilt, and redemption. Expressed in sublime verse, the trilogy concludes with this challenging...
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