Inferno

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Describing Dante’s descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, ‘Inferno’ depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing 1 or more of 7 deadly sins. As he descends through 9 concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls.

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Part of Penguin’s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design.

Describing Dante’s descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons, the poet must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all. For it is only by encountering Satan, in the heart of Hell, that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin.

Additional information

Weight 700 g
Dimensions 20.2 × 13.8 × 3.8 cm
Author

Publisher

Penguin Classics

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

449

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

851.1 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K