Dante’s Divine Comedy. Part One Hell

£14.99

Alisdair Gray

One of the masterpieces of world literature, completed in 1320, Dante’s ‘Divina Commedia’ describes Dante’s journey through Hell, Purgatory and his eventual arrival in Heaven. In this new, fully illustrated version of Dante’s masterpiece, Alasdair Gray offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Accessible, modern and sublimely illustrated, this remarkable edition yokes two great literary minds, seven hundred years apart, and brings the classic text alive for the twenty-first century.

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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, modern and sublimely decorated, this remarkable edition told in three parts yokes two great literary minds, seven hundred years apart, and brings the classic text alive for the twenty-first century.

Additional information

Weight 292 g
Dimensions 24 × 14.4 × 1.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Canongate

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

160

Language

English

Edition

New Edition

Dewey

851.1 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K