The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)

The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradisotogether in one volume. Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, Dante Alighieris poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradisethe sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. Now, for the first time, John Ciardis brilliant and authoritative translations of Dantes three soaring canticlesThe Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradisohave been gathered together in a single volume. Crystallizing the power and beauty inherent in the great poets immortal conception of the aspiring soul, The Divine Comedy is a dazzling work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.