The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri, C. H. Sisson, David H. Higgins (Head of the School of Modern Languages, Head of the School of Modern Languages, University of Bristol)

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Romanian

Worlds Classics
01 July 2008

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Series: Oxford World's Classics

Described variously as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages and, because of the author's evangelical purpose, the `fifth Gospel', the Divine Comedy is central to the culture of the west. The poem is a spiritual autobiography in the form of a journey - the poet travels from the dark circles of the Inferno, up the mountain of Purgatory, where Virgil, his guide leaves him to encounter Beatrice in the Earthly Paradise. Dante conceived the poem as the new epic of Christendom, and he creates a world in which reason and faith have transformed moral and social chaos into order.

Charles Sisson's blank verse translation is remarkable for its lucidity and vigour, and the Introduction, diagrams, maps, and notes by David Higgins provide the reader with invaluable guidance.

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By: Dante Alighieri
Edited by: David H. Higgins (Head of the School of Modern Languages Head of the School of Modern Languages University of Bristol)
Translated by: C. H. Sisson
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 48mm
Weight: 521g
ISBN: 9780199535644
ISBN 10: 0199535647
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 01 July 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Romanian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for The Divine Comedy

'The pleasingly plain, readable English well reflects Dante's original eloquence.' The Times What is amazing about Dante's language is the fluency, the plainness, the simplicity - the sheer approachability - of his words. The sheer formal mastery of the man is quite amazing. Michael Glover, New Statesman & Society