The Divine Comedy Hell Author:Dante Alighieri, Dorothy Sayers (Translator) To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed Latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, Dante wrote his 'Comedy' in colloquial Italian, wanting it to be a poem for the common reader. Taking two threads of the story that everybody knew and loved -- the story of a vision of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, a... more »nd the story of the lover who has to brave the Underworld to find his lost lady -- he combined them into a great allegory of the soul's search for God. He made it swift, exciting and topical, lavishing upon it all his learning and wit, all his tenderness, humour, and enthusiasm, and all his poetry.
In 'Hell', the first of three parts, the poet is conducted by the spirit of the poet Virgil through the twenty-four circles of Hell in the first stage of his arduous journey towards God.
Translated with an introduction by Dorothy L. Sayers.« less
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