{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-isbn-9780451208637","title":"The Divine Comedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe authoritative translations of \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Purgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Paradiso\u003c\/i\u003e—together in one volume.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy,\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, for the first time, John Ciardi’s brilliant and authoritative translations of Dante’s three soaring canticles—\u003ci\u003eThe Inferno, The Purgatorio, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Paradiso—\u003c\/i\u003ehave been gathered together in a single volume. Crystallizing the power and beauty inherent in the great poet’s immortal conception of the aspiring soul, \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.The Divine ComedyHow to Read Dante\u003cbr\u003eTranslator's Note\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Inferno\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eCantos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Purgatorio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eCantos\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Paradiso\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eCantos\u003c\/p\u003e“Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them—there is no third.”—\u003cb\u003eT.S. Eliot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ciardi has given us...a credible, passionate persona of the poet, stripped of the customary gauds of rhetoric and false decoration, strong and noble in utterance.”—\u003cb\u003eDudley Fitts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A sensitive and perceptive translation…a spectacular achievement.”—\u003cb\u003eArchibald MacLeish\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I think [Ciardi’s] version of Dante will be in many respects the best we have seen.”—\u003cb\u003eJohn Crowe Ransom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1265. Considered Italy’s greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered the art of lyric poetry at an early age. He is the author of the three canticles, \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno, The Purgatorio, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Paradiso. \u003c\/i\u003ePolitically active in Florence, he was banished to Italy in 1302. In 1274, he met the great love of his life, Beatrice, whom he immortalized in \u003ci\u003eLa Vita Nuova \u003c\/i\u003e(1292) and \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died in 1321.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302579589349,"sku":"NP9780451208637","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451208637.jpg?v=1767739044","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-divine-comedy-isbn-9780451208637","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}