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Divina commedia volume pt. 3
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
1986
Edition
[Italian text with Mandelbaum English verse translation].
Physical Desc
xxii, 429 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
4) The inferno
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English
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"Dante's Inferno. An epic and searing poem, that takes the reader on an intense journey through the darkest pits of hell. As important and classic as the day it was written over 600 years ago. Dante's Inferno is one of the best and enduring works of Western Civilization. The immortal drama of a journey through Hell. Belonging in the immortal company of Homer, Virgil, Milton, and Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece is a moving human drama,...
5) Paradise
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Led by his guide Beatrice, Dante leaves the Earth behind and soars through the heavenly spheres of Paradise. In this third and final part of the Divine Comedy, he encounters the just rulers and holy saints of the Church. The horrors of the Inferno and the trials of Purgatory are left far behind. Ultimately, in Paradise, Dante is granted a vision of God's heavenly court-the angels, the Blessed Virgin and God Himself.
6) Purgatory
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Purgatory is the second part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. We find the Poet, with his guide Virgil, ascending the terraces of the Mount of Purgatory inhabited by those doing penance to expiate their sins on earth. There are the proud - forced to circle their terrace for eons bent double in humility, the slothful - running around crying out examples of zeal and sloth, while the lustful are purged by fire.
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Español
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La "Divina Comedia" es la obra cumbre del poeta italiano Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), y fue completada en 1320, un año antes de su muerte. Es considerada por muchos como la primera gran obra italiana y responsable de estandarizar el idioma italiano.
También es reconocida como una joya de la literatura universal. La "Divina Comedia" narra la historia del propio autor en su viaje a través del infierno, el purgatorio y el paraíso, en búsqueda de...
9) The Paradiso
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English
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The Paradiso, by Dante Alighieri, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of...
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Most English translations of INFERNO are full of colorful, but meaningless language based on today's modern standards. Some translations are so elaborate that they are as difficult to read as the original Italian version. This translation uses the Longfellow translation as a base, but replaces the obscure or antiquated verbiage with the language of Modern English. This translation could easily be read and understood by today's reader.
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Divine Comedy volume 1
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English
Description
What makes someone kill? The age-old question of nature (genetics) versus nurture (conditioning) is still open to debate. What is not open for debate is Brandon's need to kill. But it isn't for revenge or fame or money...it's for penance. He may have had the perfect life of being a model by day and partier by night but underneath he is a tormented, murderous soul. And as the investigating detectives along with the FBI find out, this is a motive enough...
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Divine Comedy volume 2
Language
English
Description
The race is on to stop Brandon's murderous quest for earning penance. As the circle of the detectives and FBI closes in, Brandon is compelled to continue his bloody orgy, regardless of the consequences. The exciting conclusion to the two-part Divine Comedy story.
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Divine Comedy volume 1
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English
Description
Brandon has a seemingly perfect life. Model by day and indulging in all the parties at night. But under the surface, Brandon hides his terrible past...one that he believes he has paid insufficient penance. But as he sees it there is a way out of this predicament and that means he is coming for you, sinners. Part one of two.
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