Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete Dante Alighieri
Poetry Book language: English 518 pages The Divine Comedy is Dante Alighieri's epic poem in three parts—Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. It follows the poet's allegorical journey through the afterlife, guided by Virgil and Beatrice, exploring sin, repentance, and redemption. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's complete translation offers English-language readers a classic rendering of Dante's medieval vision.
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Opening of the book The Divine Comedy
of Dante Alighieri
Translated by
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Contents
INFERNO
Canto I. The Dark Forest. The Hill of Difficulty. The Panther, the
Lion, and the Wolf. Virgil.
Canto II. The Descent. Dante’s Protest and Virgil’s Appeal. The
Intercession of the Three Ladies Benedight.
Canto III. The Gate of Hell. The Inefficient or Indifferent. Pope
Celestine V. The Shores of Acheron. Charon. The Earthquake and the
Swoon.
Canto IV. The First Circle, Limbo: Virtuous Pagans and the
Unbaptized. The Four Poets, Homer, Horace, Ovid, and Lucan. The
Noble Castle of Philosophy.
Canto V. The Second Circle: The Wanton. Minos. The Infernal
Hurricane. Francesca da Rimini.
Canto VI. The Third Circle: The Gluttonous. Cerberus. The Eternal
Rain. Ciacco. Florence.
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