The Inferno is a must-read for lovers of classic literature, stirring reflection on the greatness of Divine Comedy as it takes the reader through the horrors of Hell with a supreme command of verse. Dante Alighieri presents Hell's deepest levels and illustrates the pitfalls of humanity's choicest sins. Get set to experience a spiritual journey perfectly embodied through the horrors of Hell!

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• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry (1995)
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Belonging in the immortal company of the works of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri’s poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey that takes readers through the torment of Hell.The first part of Dante ’ s Divine Comedy  is many a moving human drama, a supreme expression of the Middle Ages, a glorification of the ways of God, and a magnificent protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan. One of the few literary works that has enjoyed a fame both immediate and enduring, The Inferno remains powerful after seven centuries. It confronts the most universal values—good and evil, free will and predestination—while remaining intensely personal and ferociously political, for it was born out of the anguish of a man who saw human life blighted by the injustice and corruption of his times.Translated by John CiardiWith an Introduction by Archibald T. MacAllisterand an Afterword by Edward M. Cifelli

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