Page 365 charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living god, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy. This book was required reading in high school senior englishlanguage arts class. John ciardi renders line 7 as that book, and he who wrote it, was a pander. Inferno is the first part of italian writer dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy. Dantes inferno the divine comedy of dante alighieri translated by henry wadsworth longfellow volume 1 this is all of longfellows dante translation of inferno.
The inferno tells the journey of dante through hell, guided by the ancient roman poet virgil. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of inferno. The pinnacle of his writing career was dantes inferno, which was published as part of his divine comedy in 14. The great books series was a standout on cable tv in the 1990s a highly entertaining yet educational survey of great works of world literature. As i write this, i am a member of a book group that is working through the three parts of dantes comedy. Dante s brilliant epic poem explored the faults of humankind through the journey across hell and the shortcomings of the main character. The school had bought books but did not have enough books for students to. Italian for hell is the first part of italian writer dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy. In the poem, hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the earth.
Dante was a medieval italian poet and philosopher whose poetic trilogy. Dante alighieri has 870 books on goodreads with 747142 ratings. A new verse translation and millions of other books are available for instant. Dante alighieris epic poem inferno, the first part of dantes divine comedy, is the classic italian book about the nine circles of hell. For jorge luis borges the divine comedy was the best book literature has achieved. The divine comedy is a long italian narrative poem by dante alighieri, begun c. I am also a fan of gustave dores illustrations, so it was a given that i would get a copy of this to accompany my trip through hell, purgatory, and the heavens with dante.
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