Name: Dante's Divine Comedy. Part One Hell
SKU: 9781786892539
Price: 14.99 GBP
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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.

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Weight	292 g
Dimensions	24 × 14.4 × 1.8 cm
Author	Dante, Alighieri
Publisher	Canongate
Imprint	Canongate
Cover	Hardback
Pages	160
Language	English
Edition	New Edition
Dewey	851.1 (edition:23)
Readership	General – Trade / Code: K