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The Divine Comedy 1. Inferno

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This translation of Dante's "Inferno" aims to preserve Dante's natural style while capturing the movement of the original Italian verse. The blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell re-creates for the modern reader the meanings Dante's poem had for contemporaries.

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Language
English
Released
1984
Format
Paperback
ISBN10
0140444416
ISBN13
9780140444414
Series
First published
1321
Original title
La Divina Commedia
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This translation of Dante's "Inferno" aims to preserve Dante's natural style while capturing the movement of the original Italian verse. The blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell re-creates for the modern reader the meanings Dante's poem had for contemporaries.