Inferno

<p><b>Journey into Dante's nine circles of Hell in the epic poem <i>Inferno</i> with this elegant unabridged edition featuring the classic translation by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882).</b> <p/><i>The Divine Comedy</i> written in the early fourteenth century by Dante Alighieri continues to be <b>essential reading for lovers of literature</b>. <p/><i>The </i><i>Inferno</i> is <b>the first part of Dante's masterpiece <i>The Divine Comedy</i></b>. In this epic poem Dante is led by the poet Virgil into the nine circles of Hell--limbo lust gluttony greed anger heresy violence fraud and treachery--culminating in a meeting with Satan himself. Along the way he meets a number of interesting figures. <p/> Complete and unabridged this beautifully designed hardcover edition with jacket features an <b>introduction by Renaissance literature and history scholar John Lotherington</b> and <b>a biography detailing the life and times of Dante Alighieri</b>. <p/> Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover the <b>Chartwell Classics series</b> includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs. <p/> Other titles in the<b> Chartwell Classics Series</b> include: <i> Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft; Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales; Complete Novels of Jane Austen; Complete Sherlock Holme; Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; Complete Works of William Shakespeare; Divine Comedy; </i><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales</i><i>;</i> <i>The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales; Emma; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Wuthering Heights; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women</i> <br> </p>