Name: The Inferno (Signet Classics) (in English)
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Author: Dante Alighieri
ISBN: 9780451531391

portada The Inferno (Signet Classics) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Dante Alighieri

Translated by

John Ciardi

Introduction by

Archibald T. MacAllister

Publisher

Signet Book

Year

2009

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Pocket Book

Dimensions

17.0 x 10.7 x 2.3 cm

Weight

0.16 kg.

ISBN

0451531396

ISBN13

9780451531391

Synopsis "The Inferno (Signet Classics) (in English)"

Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey that takes readers through the torment of Hell. The first part of Dante's Divine Comedy is many things: a moving human drama, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. One of the few literary works that has enjoyed a fame both immediate and enduring, The Inferno remains powerful after seven centuries. It confronts the most universal values--good and evil, free will and predestination--while remaining intensely personal and ferociously political, for it was born out of the anguish of a man who saw human life blighted by the injustice and corruption of his times. Translated by John CiardiWith an Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllisterand an Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli

Dante Alighieri

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Dante Alighieri fue un poeta italiano. Su obra maestra, Divina Comedia, es una de las obras fundamentales de la transición del pensamiento medieval al renacentista. Es considerada la obra maestra de la literatura italiana y una de las cumbres de la literatura universal. En italiano es conocido como "el Poeta Supremo". A Dante también se le llama el "Padre del idioma" italiano. Participó activamente en las luchas políticas de su tiempo, por lo cual fue desterrado de su ciudad natal. Fue un activo defensor de la unidad italiana. Escribió varios tratados en latín sobre literatura, política y filosofía.

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