The Inferno of Dante Alighieri: A New Translation by Ciaran Carson

Novel by Dante Alighieri, John Ciardi

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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. Allegorically, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul towards God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin.

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Kevin.nelson

Vastly more readable than Sayers' translation.

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