Divine Comedy

<b>The authoritative translations of <i>The Inferno</i> <i>The Purgatorio</i> and <i>The Paradiso</i>--together in one volume.</b> <p/>Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece <i>The Divine Comedy </i> is a moving human drama an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell up the arduous slopes of Purgatory and on to the glorious realm of Paradise--the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. <p/>Now for the first time John Ciardi's brilliant and authoritative translations of Dante's three soaring canticles--<i>The Inferno The Purgatorio </i>and <i>The Paradiso--</i>have been gathered together in a single volume. Crystallizing the power and beauty inherent in the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul <i>The Divine Comedy</i> is a dazzling work of sublime truth and mystical intensity.