The inferno follows the wanderings of the poet dante as he strays off the rightful and straight path of moral truth and gets lost in a dark wood. Dantes inferno new edition by dante alighieri, 1885. The inferno, the purgatorio, and the paradiso dante. In fact, the graphic novel dantes inferno is based on a video game, which in turn is very loosely based on the inferno i havent played the video game, but i have read the original dantes inferno, and its safe to say that this is quite an unorthodox if alluring retake on the italian masterpiece. Describing dantes descent into hell midway through his life with virgil as a guide. Hunt emerson, the dazzlingly talented cartoonist, tackles the biggest literary name of them all. As the opening part of dantes epic of poetry, the divine comedy, the inferno introduces dante as a character. The transition to almost every circle of hell is that he gets frightened or hurt and passes out. Our protagonist meets his untimely end while trying to impress science fiction fans at a con meetup by mixing an overly large alcohol bottle and a balcony ledge. Virgil, dante the pilgrims guide, leads him through the 7 layers of hell.
Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Buy dantes inferno by dante alighieri online at alibris. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. No, this is not a graphic novel based on the first book in the divine comedy. I crossed out hollander because i figured i wanted a more poetic and artistic rendering of dantes work than a scholarly approach which is good for critical analysis but i couldnt see myself reading the 2600 page hollander version where 70% of the text is notes. Danteinferno miniserie direkt vom romanceexperten kaufen uber 8. It is widely considered the preeminent work of italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The inferno or dantes inferno full version by dante. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the. The poems imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the. Throughout his journey through the torturous layers, dante discovers the perfection of gods divine justice and themes of contrapasso are largely explored. Dante is given a guided tour of hell and purgatory by virgil, the pagan roman poet whom dante greatly admired and imitated, and of heaven by beatrice. The writer, having lost his way in a gloomy forest, and being hindered by certain wild beasts from ascending a mountain, is met by virgil, who promises to show him the punishments of hell, and afterwards of purgatory.
Once you embark on this journey, you may wish to read not. That said, dantes inferno produces some of the coolest quotes. Matthew pearl is the author of the dante club, a literary thriller about a group of 19thcentury harvard scholars secretly working on a. An animated epic is a directtodvd animated film released on february 9, 2010. Previous part 2 next part 4 the frogs stand only with their muzzles out, so that they hide their feet and other bulk. Dante, illustrated gustave dore, first edition abebooks. Dante s inferno in plain and simple english classics retold book 14 by dante alighieri, golgotha press, et al. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
Overall a highly reccomended book for anyone interested in a classical education. Dante alighieri, the divine comedy fine illustrated edition of dante s inferno published by cassell. Dantes inferno is a series of six comic books based on the above video game. Inferno is the first part of dantes epic poem the divine comedy, revealing the eternal punishment reserved for such sins as greed, selfdeception, political doubledealing and treachery. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. The inferno tells the journey of dante through hell, guided by the ancient roman poet virgil. We see the poet lost in a dark wood, and promptly confronted by three mighty beasts. A retelling of inferno by dante, through the eyes of science fiction writer allen carpentier. Rauschenbergs inventive contemporaneous interpretation of dantes inferno between 1958 and 1960, robert rauschenberg produced a series of 34 drawings, one for each canto, or section, of dantes poem the inferno 821. Books clive james dan brown dante divine comedy slang t. What is the value of dantes inferno book, translated by. Dante plunges readers into this unforgettable world with a deceptively simpleand now legendarytercet. Ea made an interesting move by deciding to release a new edition of dantes inferno that includes a section of color plates pairing art assets from the video game with classic images from auguste.
Dantes epic, the inferno is brought to the reader in this superbly presented edition. So dantes character is a huge wuss, but it fits in with the story. Dantes divine comedy has been translated maybe 1,000 times with varying success and now robert pinsky has dared to try by translating the first book, the inferno, and has produced an eminently readable and successful translation. This penguin classics edition is translated and edited with an introduction and notes by robin kirkpatrick. The divine comedy by dante, illustrated, hell, complete title. Dante alighieri has 891 books on goodreads with 757529 ratings. Inferno is a fourteenthcentury epic poem by dante alighieri in which the poet and pilgrim dante embarks on a spiritual journey at the poems beginning, dante is. But ever as barbariccia near them came, thus underneath the boiling they withdrew. Midway upon the journey of our life i found myself within a forest dark for the straightforward pathway had been lost. The durlingmartinez edition is the one used in my college dante class. In the poem, hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the earth. And that, folks, is just the beginning just as three wild animals threaten to attack him, dante is rescued by the ghost of virgil, a celebrated roman poet and also dantes idol. Purgatorio and paradiso 3 volumes allen mandelbaum on. Bangs thrillingly contemporary translation of the first part the juiciest part of alighieris 14thcentury poem the divine comedy is indeed epic.
Inferno by dante, illustrated gustave dore abebooks. Italian for hell is the first part of italian writer dante alighieris 14thcentury epic poem divine comedy. About the designer coralie bickfordsmith is an awardwinning designer at penguin books u. Discover book depositorys huge selection of dante books online. Joseph anton koch, linferno di dante, 1825, penna, oinchiostro marrone e nero, acquerello e gouache 02. A faithful yet totally original contemporary spin on a classic, dantes inferno as interpreted by acclaimed artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders is a journey through a hell that bears an eerie semblance to our own world.
Divina commedia is an epic poem written by dante alighieri between c. The inferno shows the souls who have been condemned to eternal torment, and included here are not only mythical and historical evildoers, but dantes enemies. Dante s divine comedy is one of the most important and longlasting works for literature. Robin kirkpatrick is professor of italian and english literature at the university of cambridge and has written a number of books on dante and on the renaissance. List of 10 dante inferno books as a cornerstone of western literature, dantes the divine comedy, and especially its first part, inferno, is being read critically by numerous scholars through ages, producing everlasting debates on the meaning of the comedy and dantes intentions. The only good hell to be in right now is poet mary jo bangs innovative, new translation of dantes inferno, illustrated with drawings by henrik drescher. Together with their translation of purgatorio their edition of paradiso apparently still in progress, the two works have great endnotes for every canto of the poem, good appendices and purgatorio has a series of intercantica notes which refer the reader to all the parallels between the two works, so you. What is the value of dantes inferno book, translated by the rev. If you are the publisher or author of this book and. Dantes divine comedy has been translated maybe 1,000 times with varying success and now robert pinsky has dared to try by translating the first book, the. Dante alighieri and the divine comedy in popular culture. Gustave dore, new edition, with critical and explanatory notes, life of dante, and chronology, published by p.
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