The story of a spiritual journey, the divine comedy is essentially an allegory which began on good friday 0 when dante was thirtyfive and lasted for just seven days. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. One of the most profound and satisfying of all poems, the divine comedy or commedia of dante alighieri is a book for life. Le osservazioni alla divina commedia di dante alighieri. It is the complete text of all three books as far as i can tell, but im not going to be able. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. The poems imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the. The inferno, the purgatorio, and the paradisowas written between 8 and 20. Lampia introduzione alla vita e alle opere di dante, focalizzata soprattutto nella presentazione della commedia. Dantes inferno in modern english, dante alighieri author. Translated into english verse, with preliminary essays, notes, and illustrations classic reprin. It is widely considered the preeminent work in italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. A precocious student, dantes education focused on rhetoric and grammar. In a brilliantly constructed narrative of his imaginary guided pilgrimage through the three realms of the christian afterlife, dante accomplished a.
For jorge luis borges the divine comedy was the best book literature has achieved. Pdf inferno book by dante alighieri free download 490. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Dante alighieris poetic masterpiece, the divine comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of hell, up the. Dante alighieri and the divine comedy in popular culture. He also became enamored with a young girl, beatrice portinari, whose death in 1290 threw a grieving dante into intense religious studies. Dante alighieri divina commedia inferno canto 2 testo. The first edition of the novel was published in 20, and was written by dante alighieri. Professors cook and herzman provide you with an illuminating introduction to one of the greatest works ever written. Dante alighieri was born in 1265 into the lower nobility of florence, to alighiero di bellincione dalighiero, a moneylender. The main characters of this classics, fiction story are. Primo libro del nuovo commento alla divina commedia proposto da ettore zolesi. Dante alighieri trilogia alege cartile potrivite emag.
Divina commedia inferno dante alighieri letteratura italiana. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. This includes original texts, translations and book covers. Dante claimed that his family descended from the ancient romans inferno. Il registro e davvero troppo informale, quasi colloquiale. Inferno italian perfect paperback january 1, 1978 by dante alighieri author visit amazons dante alighieri page. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in paperback format. His divine comedy, originally called comedia modern italian. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any. Dante alighieri books list of books by author dante. You can also read the full text online using our ereader.