The Divine Comedy

Dante s dramatic journey down the circles of Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory and through the spheres of Heaven in search of redemption and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of sinners and saints is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time.

This 700th Anniversary Edition of The Divine Comedy is presented in a verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author s life and works.

Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise are also available in dual-language, single-volume editions.

Part of Alma Classics Dante Collection to include Rime, Vita Nuova and Life of Dante by Giovanni Boccaccio

For sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the text, it will be hard to rival. --A.N. Wilson

All life is written in Dante s burning pages, and Nichols has done him proud. --The Observer

Bravo for this new version of Dante Bravo, Professor Nichols! --Church Times

Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265 1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.