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Singletons edition of the divine comedy, of which this is the first part, provides the englishspeaking reader with everything he needs to read and understand dantes great masterpiece. In english there is an excellent prose translation of the. Dante is himself the hero of the divine comedy, and ere many stages of the inferno have been passed the reader feels that all his steps are being taken in a familiar companionship. Thou art my master, and my author thou, thou art alone the one from whom i took. The salvador dali illustrations i used for the divine comedy on this site are not from danteworld. The divine comedy by dante aligheri was translated into french and spanish and other european languages well before it was first translated into english. Divine comedy, divine spirituality the crossroad spiritual legacy series the complete canzoniere translated.
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An invaluable source of pleasure to those english readers who wish to read this great medieval classic with true understanding, sinclairs threevolume prose translation of dantes divine comedy provides both the original italian text and the sinclair translation, arranged on facing pages, and commentaries, appearing after each canto, which serve as brilliant. Description of text a new complete english prose translation of dantes divine comedy providing extensive hyperlinked reference material. Described as the fifth gospel because of its evangelical purpose, this spiritual autobiography creates a. It is widely considered the preeminent work in italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The divine comedy translated, annotated, illustrated. When every allowance has been made for what the exigencies of art required him to heighten or suppress, it is still impossible not to be convinced that the author is. Every new translation of the divine comedy, though in itself a fresh tribute. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Divine comedy, longfellows translation, complete by dante. Divided into three major sections inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso the narrative traces the journey of dante from darkness and. Pdf divine comedy inferno pdf download read online free.
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