| Inferno Contributor(s): Alighieri, Dante (Author), Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth (Translator), Pearl, Matthew (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0812967216 ISBN-13: 9780812967210 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2003 Annotation: In 1867, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow completed the first American translation of Inferno and thus introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World. In the Inferno, the spirit of the classical poet Virgil leads Dante through the nine circles of Hell on the initial stage of his journey toward Heaven. Along the way Dante encounters and describes in vivid detail the various types of sinners in the throes of their eternal torment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Fiction - Poetry | Medieval |
| Dewey: 851.1 |
| LCCN: 2002026565 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.91" H x 5.26" W x 8.02" (0.69 lbs) 432 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1867, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow completed the first American translation of Inferno and thus introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World. In the Inferno, the spirit of the classical poet Virgil leads Dante through the nine circles of Hell on the initial stage of his journey toward Heaven. Along the way Dante encounters and describes in vivid detail the various types of sinners in the throes of their eternal torment. |