Dante Alighieri: 308 books

“Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.”   In Inferno, the first of the three books in his Divine Comedy, the poet Dante, adrift spiritually and emotionally in life, journeys down to Hell. Accompanied by the poet...

"Here at last that much suffering reader will find Dante's greatness manifest, and not his greatness only, but his grace, his simplicity, and his affection."—William Dean Howells, The Nation"As a crown to his literary life, Longfellow combines his exquisite scholarship and his poetic skill and experience...

The "Divine Comedy" was entitled by Dante himself merely "Commedia," meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending....

The "Divine Comedy" was entitled by Dante himself merely "Commedia," meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending....

One of the masterpieces of world literature, completed in 1320, Dante’s La Divina Commedia describes his journey through Hell, Purgatory and his eventual arrival in Heaven. In this new version of Dante’s masterpiece, Alasdair Gray offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Accessible,...

The second book in the three-part Divine Comedy finds Dante and his guide, Virgil, halfway between Heaven and Hell. Having portrayed the tortures of the damned in Inferno, Dante resumes his allegory of the soul's journey to God with Purgatorio. A place of pain but also hope, Purgatory allows its suffering...

In part two of La Divina Commedia, one of the masterpieces of world literature, Dante and his guide, the poet Virgil, must enter and traverse Purgatory and the seven deadly sins in their quest to reach Heaven. In this sublime version of Dante’s masterpiece, Alasdair Gray offers an original translation...

Parmi les très nombreuses traductions françaises de La Divine Comédie de Dante celle de Joachim-Joseph Berthier occupe incontestablement une place à part. En effet, ce dominicain, qui a été recteur de l'Université de Fribourg (Suisse), entend proposer une traduction littérale qui permet,...

Si può semplificare la trama dell'opera in tre momenti fondamentali della vita dell'autore: una prima fase in cui Beatrice gli concede il saluto, fonte di beatitudine e salvezza, una seconda in cui ciò non gli è più concesso, cosa che arreca in Dante una profonda sofferenza (dove Dante non vuole...

The "Divine Comedy" was entitled by Dante himself merely "Commedia," meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending....

Dantes ›Commedia‹ ist wie der Dom, der zu seiner Zeit in Florenz entstand.: Zahllose Ein- und Ausgänge führen unter eine große Kuppel, in der die Geschichten und Figuren, die Biographien und das Wissen ihrer Zeit unendlich nachhallen. Seine "Commedia" durchmisst den gesamten metaphysischen...

Poema in terza rima, iniziato nel 1307, composto di tre Cantiche (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) che comprendono 100 canti complessivi: 34 l'Inferno, 33 ciascuno il Purgatorio e il Paradiso. Argomento dell'opera è il viaggio compiuto da Dante nell'Oltretomba. Tre guide conducono il poeta: Virgilio...

Poema in terza rima, iniziato nel 1307, composto di tre Cantiche (Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso) che comprendono 100 canti complessivi: 34 l'Inferno, 33 ciascuno il Purgatorio e il Paradiso. Argomento dell'opera è il viaggio compiuto da Dante nell'Oltretomba. Tre guide conducono il poeta: Virgilio...

La grandezza della 'Divina Commedia' è tale che, al confronto, tutte le altre opere di Dante appaiono minori. È sbagliato però sminuire un capolavoro come 'Vita nuova', che rappresenta in maniera eccellente tutta la grandezza stilistica e concettuale del Sommo Poeta. L'amore spirituale di Dante...