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    The Divine Comedy
    The Divine Comedy
    The Divine Comedy
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Divine Comedy

    Written by Dante Alighieri

    Narrated by Suzanne Fowler, Dennis Wells, June Sherman and

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    The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.

    Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthor's Republic
    Release dateJul 19, 2018
    ISBN9781982718305
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    Dante Alighieri

    Dante was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy is widely considered the greatest work of Italian literature.

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