Dante's Divine Comedy Inferno

 

Dante’s Divine Comedy, and in particular Inferno, is regarded as a masterpiece of world literature, representing the culmination of medieval Christian beliefs. This beautifully presented edition is illustrated with astonishing artworks, from Hieronymus Bosch’s depictions of a surreal, hellish landscape and other Renaissance visions of the Last Judgement, to Gustave Doré’s intricate engravings of the pilgrim’s spiritual travails. This is a stunning edition of an enduring classic. The Inferno is by far the most popular and well-known of the books in the Divine Comedy trilogy because of its depiction and understanding of the moral and spiritual pitfalls which still plague us today. The fearsome journey recounted in Inferno is told by a pilgrim who meanders through the increasingly macabre landscape of Hell. He meets and often recognizes the various inhabitants of the hellish gironi (circles) and their strangely befitting punishments. There is a detailed introduction for the general reader, as well as short introductions to each of the 34 Cantos in the poem.