{"product_id":"inferno-the-divine-comedy-i","title":"Dante: Inferno: The Divine Comedy I [2006] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e is the first part of Dante's epic poem \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, revealing the eternal punishment reserved for such sins as greed, self-deception, political double-dealing and treachery. This Penguin Classics edition is translated and edited with an introduction and notes by Robin Kirkpatrick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescribing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e 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. Portraying a huge diversity of characters culminating in a horrific vision of Satan, the \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e broke new ground in the vigour of its language and storytelling. It has had a particular influence on Modernist writers and their successors throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrinted in English with facing pages in Dante's Italian, this edition offers commentaries and notes on each canto by Robert Kirkpatrick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDante Alighieri (1265-1321), scion of a Florentine family, mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is \u003ci\u003eLa Vita Nuova\u003c\/i\u003e (1292) an exercise in sonnet form constructed as a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. It is believed that \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e - comprised of three canticles, \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e - was written between 1308 and 1320.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed the \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e you might like Giovanni Boccaccio's \u003ci\u003eDecameron\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kirkpatrick brings to this English Dante both his perfect knowledge of the Italian and an extraordinarily good ear in his own language' \u003cbr\u003eProfessor Piero Boitani, University of Rome\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dante \u0026 Kirkpatrick, Robin","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48962784854355,"sku":"XG80140448955","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":50806467002707,"sku":"XV80140448955","price":8.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dante-kirkpatrick-robin-inferno-the-divine-comedy-i-xg80140448955-57097210954067.jpg?v=1727248459","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/inferno-the-divine-comedy-i","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}