Dante Alighieri

Inferno is the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem Divine Comedy. It is followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. It is an allegory telling of the journey of Dante through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. …

De goddelijke komedie is een epos van de Florentijnse dichter Dante Alighieri, geschreven in het eerste kwart van de 14e eeuw. Het behoort tot de erkende meesterwerken van de westerse literatuur, en tot de grootste culturele prestaties van de middeleeuwen. Dante beschrijft in de Komedie zijn imaginaire reis door de …

This splendid verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum provides an entirely fresh experience of Dante's great poem of penance and hope. As Dante ascends the Mount of Purgatory toward the Earthly Paradise and his beloved Beatrice, through "that second kingdom in which the human soul is cleansed of sin," all the passion …

Originally released on 3 CDs in abridged form. Now available on 4 CDs unabridged. "I have been in the Heaven that takes up most of his light, and saw things there that those who descend from that height cannot speak of or forget..." Led by his guide Beatrice, Dante leaves the Earth behind and soars through the …

Vita Nuova is een boek van de Florentijnse dichter Dante Alighieri. De inhoud bestaat uit 31 gedichten: 25 sonnetten, 4 canzones, 1 ballade en 1 stanza. Deze gedichten worden door relatief korte prozateksten met elkaar verbonden. In deze teksten wordt de thematiek in de gedichten behandeld en wordt uiteengezet wat er …

De Monarchia is a treatise on secular and religious power by Dante Alighieri. With this Latin text, the poet intervened in one of the most controversial subjects of his period: the relationship between secular authority and religious authority. Dante's point of view is known on this problem, since during his political …