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This is the extended edition including an extensive primer on the authors life and works, as well as a detailed essay about the history of the Longfellow translation.The "Divina Commedia" is an allegory of human life, in the form of a vision of the world beyond the grave, written avowedly with the object of converting a corrupt society to righteousness: "to remove those living in this life from the state of misery, and lead them to the state of felicity". It is composed of a hundred cantos, written in the measure known as terza rima, with its normally hendecasyllabic lines and closely linked rhymes, which Dante so modified from the popular poetry of his day that it may be regarded as his own invention. He is relating, nearly twenty years after the event, a vision which was granted to him (for his own salvation when leading a sinful life) during the year of jubilee, 1300, in which for seven days (beginning on the morning of Good Friday) he passed through hell, purgatory, and paradise, spoke with the souls in each realm, and heard what the Providence of God had in store for himself and to world.

Translated by Eino Leino

Dante Alighieri (1235-1321) representa el fin de la época Medieval y el inicio del Renacimiento. Su obra principal, La Divina Comedia, se compone de tres partes; El Infierno, El Purgatorio y El Paraíso.En esta obra maestra que forma parte de la historia de la Humanidad podemos encontrar algunos de los mas importantes e interesantes problemas filosoficos que no solo preocuparon a Dante sino que tambien preocupan al hombre de hoy; la diferencia entre la naturaleza humana y divina, la paz en el mundo, la separacion de los poderes temporales y espirituales, la vida social del hombre, que habita o mora en lo mas profundo de su corazon, etc.Dante, ademas de abrirnos las puertas del Renacimiento, nos ha dejado algunos de los simbolos mas bellos que han pasado a formar parte de nuestra cultura occidental, por ejemplo, que el leon es el simbolo de la soberbia y la ambicion, la pantera es el simbolo de la lujuria y la loba lo es de la avaricia.La presente traduccion fue realizada por Arturo Cuyas de la Vega y es, sin duda, una de las mejores traducciones que hoy dispones en castellano.

A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beatrice, he learns the meaning of evil, sin, damnation and forgiveness through a series of unforgettable experiences and encounters in what is considered a pre-eminent work of Italian literature. This edition of The Divine Comedy features Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's renowned and 135 full-page reproductions of Gustave Dore's classic engravings from the 1867 edition. The Divine Comedy is part of Barnes & Noble's series of quality leatherbound volumes. Each title in the series presents a classic work in an attractively designed edition bound in genuine bonded leather

La Divina Comedia, fue el precioso fruto que brotó de la inspiración de Dante mientras se hallaba en el destierro, la primera edición de su obra se publicó en Italia en 1472. La magia absoluta de su narrativa poetica, nos absorbe por completo, mientras le acompañamos en un viaje iniciatico por los Reinos de Ultratumba lleno de incidentes y peripecias, en las que Dante vierte toda su fantasia y capacidad de fabulacion, pasando por las delicadas descripciones paisajisticas del purgatorio desde los parajes mas lobregos e infectos del Infierno, abriendonos paso en medio de los gritos lastimeros y desgarradores de almas en pena, hasta los mas resplandecientes e inmateriales del Paraiso. En La Divina Comedia, se vislumbra en el autor, la influencia de libros profeticos sagrados, y un profundo conocimiento teologico y mientras recorremos las paginas de esta excelente obra maestra de Literatura Universal, recordamos la experiencia de profetas biblicos, como Ezequiel, a quien el Espiritu le puso en medio de un valle de huesos secos, para que el les profetizara, o la experiencia del apostol Juan, quien se hallaba desterrado en la isla de Patmos, cuando le fue revelado el Apocalipsis.

This is the extended edition including an extensive primer on the authors life and works, as well as a detailed essay about the history of the Longfellow translation.The "Divina Commedia" is an allegory of human life, in the form of a vision of the world beyond the grave, written avowedly with the object of converting a corrupt society to righteousness: "to remove those living in this life from the state of misery, and lead them to the state of felicity". It is composed of a hundred cantos, written in the measure known as terza rima, with its normally hendecasyllabic lines and closely linked rhymes, which Dante so modified from the popular poetry of his day that it may be regarded as his own invention. He is relating, nearly twenty years after the event, a vision which was granted to him (for his own salvation when leading a sinful life) during the year of jubilee, 1300, in which for seven days (beginning on the morning of Good Friday) he passed through hell, purgatory, and paradise, spoke with the souls in each realm, and heard what the Providence of God had in store for himself and to world.