Dante Alighieri

The Inferno

by Dante Alighieri & John Ciardi

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, an unforgettable visionary...

The Divine Comedy

by Dante Alighieri & John Ciardi

Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious...

The Purgatorio

by Dante Alighieri & John Ciardi

In The Inferno Dante described his journey to the depths of evil, to the recognition of the true nature of sin. In The Purgatorio he now describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering...

The Paradiso

by Dante Alighieri & John Ciardi

In The Inferno Dante journeyed to the depths of evil and the true nature of sin. In The Purgatorio he explored the renunciation of sin. Now, in The Paradiso, the final canticle in The Divine Comedy, Dante shares...

La vita nuova

by Dante Alighieri & Barbara Reynolds

La Vita Nuova marked a turning point in European literature, introducing personal experience into the strict formalism of medieval love poetry. The sequence of poems tells the story of Dante's passion for Beatrice,...

Dante's Vita Nuova, New Edition: A Translation and an Essay

by Dante Alighieri & Mark Musa

In this new edition Musa views Dante's intention as one of cruel and comic commentary on the shallowness and self-pity of his protagonist, who only occasionally glimpses the true nature of love.

"... the explication...

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

by Dante Alighieri & Robin Kirkpatrick

A stunning 3-in-1 deluxe edition of one of the great works of Western literature

An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon, The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with...

The Inferno

by Dante Alighieri

The epic grandeur of Dante’s masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, and has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding...

The Portable Dante

by Dante Alighieri & Mark Musa

Dante Alighieri paved the way for modern literature, while creating verse and prose that remain unparalleled for formal elegance, intellectual depth, and emotional grandeur. The Portable Dante contains complete...