Hell

Dante

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Penguin
15 July 2025

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

Series: Penguin Archive

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

Lay down all hope, you that go in by me . . .

Through the gates of Hell, past whirling hurricanes, leering devils and rivers of blood, lies the ultimate evil- Satan himself. Masterfully translated by Dorothy L. Sayers, this first instalment of The Divine Comedy tells the captivating tale of Dante and Virgil's arduous journey through the nine circles of the underworld, and remains one of the most influential works in literary history.

By: Dante
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 182mm, Width: 111mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 108g
ISBN: 9780241752159
ISBN 10: 0241752159
Series: Penguin Archive
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. He met Beatrice, who was to be his muse, in 1274, and when she died in 1290 he sought distraction in philosophy and theology, and wrote La Vita Nuova. He worked on the Divine Comedy from 1308 until near the time of his death in Ravenna in 1321.