The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri / Geoffrey L. Bickersteth [1986 TRADE PAPERBACK]

TRADE PAPERBACK [1986] BASIL BLACKWELL

Translation by Geoffrey L. Bickersteth.  Cover is in excellent condition; pages have some subtle tanning.  Awesome reading copy!

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.

Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, 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 realm of Paradise; the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.