La Divina Comedia está dividida en tres actos: Infierno, Purgatorio y Paraíso. Se trata de una alegoría en la que el hombre, enfrentado a sus propios pecados y a la purificación de los mismos, alcanza su plena liberalización espiritual. La obra es un admirable tratado de filosofía, de teología, de astronomía, de mitología, de moral, de hagiografía..., no como datos del pasado, sino, como apertura a lo por venir, como presagio de futuros tiempos pasados. El libro de Dante Alighieri es un monumento revelador de la cultura clásica y, por ello lo contiene todo, sin olvido siquiera de los Evangelios Apócrifos. A su autor se le considera el padre de la lengua italiana.
Describing Dante's second stage in his arduous journey to redemption, Purgatory features a host of unforgettable scenes and characters, and arguably some of the best poetry to be found in the Divine Comedy. The gloom, torments and evils of Hell have been left behind, but Dante's ascent of Mount Purgatory towards Paradise remains fraught with obstacles, not least the burden of his own mortality and his human passions.Purgatory is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols. Also included are the original Italian text, extensive notes and a critical apparatus focusing on Dante's life and works.
A prize-winning translator presents a new verse translation of one of the most popular books of all time A prize-winning translator presents a new verse translation of one of the most popular books of all time Dantes dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemptionand his encounter with devils, monsters, and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earthis one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking, and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time. Inferno, the first part of Dantes Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation, together with facing Italian text, extensive notes, illustrations, and a critical apparatus focusing on the authors life and works.
