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The Divine Comedy

By Dante Alighieri
Series: Leather-bound Classics
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Dante’s epic poem of the soul’s journey through the afterlife remains essential reading seven centuries after its initial publication. This edition was translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso—the three fates of the deceased become the three pillars of an epic poem. The Divine... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The Divine Comedy

Dante’s epic poem of the soul’s journey through the afterlife remains essential reading seven centuries after its initial publication. This edition was translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

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Dante’s epic poem of the soul’s journey through the afterlife remains essential reading seven centuries after its initial publication. This edition was translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso—the three fates of the deceased become the three pillars of an epic poem. The Divine Comedy, written by Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the fourteenth century, is considered the foremost work in Italian literature.

The journey begins with Dante’s descent into the depths of Hell, where he witnesses those eternally separated from God. Then he climbs the mountain of Purgatory, where Christian souls undergo final purification, before he tours the celestial circles of Heaven, where he is filled with the image of God.

An allegorical work, The Divine Comedy is representative of the soul’s journey toward God. Influential for seven centuries, this classic is a must-have for lovers of great literature, and this luxurious leather-bound edition from Canterbury Classics will make a stunning addition to any home library.

Series: Leather-bound Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781667211497

Publisher: Canterbury Classics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 September 2025

Country: United States

Imprint: Canterbury Classics

Contributors:

  • Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Illustrated by Gustave Dore
  • Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
  • Illustrated by Gustave Dore

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 41.0mm

Width: 159.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 1018g

Pages: 664

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Dante Alighieri Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Series: Leather-bound Classics

About the Author

Durante degli Alighieri, known as Dante (1265–1321), was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature

Paul Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 – January 23, 1883) was a French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor. Doré worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.

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