Author: Gustave Doré Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486129934 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 145
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These 135 fantastic scenes depict the passion and grandeur of Dante's masterpiece — from the depths of hell onto the mountain of purgatory and up to the empyrean realms of paradise.
Author: Dante Alighieri Publisher: Cosimo, Inc. ISBN: 1616401443 Category : Literary Collections Languages : en Pages : 438
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Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XX features The Divine Comedy, the masterpiece by Italian poet DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321). Written in the vernacular-a groundbreaking step for literature-it is considered the greatest work in the Italian language and an important explication of the medieval mindset, particularly regarding religion. The journey of Dante, as his own fictional protagonist, through the afterlife has inspired writers from Geoffrey Chaucer to T.S. Eliot to today's popular novelists, filmmakers and videogame designers, and continues to profoundly influence modern ideas of heaven and hell.
Author: Dante Alighieri Publisher: FilRougeViceversa ISBN: 3966619318 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 287
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"IN the midway of this our mortal life,I found me in a gloomy wood, astrayGone from the path direct: and e'en to tellIt were no easy task, how savage wildThat forest, how robust and rough its growth,Which to remember only, my dismay...
Author: Dante Alighieri Publisher: Fall River ISBN: 9781435166868 Category : Hell Languages : en Pages : 0
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This enthralling new translation of Dante's Inferno "immediately joins ranks with the very best" (Richard Lansing). One of the world's transcendent literary masterpieces, the Inferno tells the timeless story of Dante's journey through the nine circles of hell, guided by the poet Virgil, when in midlife he strays from his path in a dark wood. In this vivid verse translation into contemporary English, Peter Thornton makes the classic work fresh again for a new generation of readers. Recognizing that the Inferno was, for Dante and his peers, not simply an allegory but the most realistic work of fiction to date, he points out that hell was a lot like Italy of Dante's time. Thornton's translation captures the individuals represented, landscapes, and psychological immediacy of the dialogues as well as Dante's poetic effects. The product of decades of passionate dedication and research, his translation has been hailed by the leading Dante scholars on both sides of the Atlantic as exceptional in its accuracy, spontaneity, and vividness. Those qualities and its detailed notes explaining Dante's world and references make it both accessible for individual readers and perfect for class adoption.
Author: Gustave Doré Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486134032 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 66
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All 50 of Doré's powerful illustrations for Milton's epic poem, recounting mankind's fall from the grace of God through the work of Satan. Appropriate quotes from the text are printed with each illustration.
Author: Gustave Doré Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486131939 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 257
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Detailed plates from the Bible: the Creation scenes, Adam and Eve, horrifying visions of the Flood, the battle sequences with their monumental crowds, depictions of the life of Jesus, 241 plates in all.
Author: John Flaxman Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 0486157008 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 229
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These 110 deceptively simple illustrations are the great achievement of English artist John Flaxman. Awash in pathos and recalling a classically Greek style, they have inspired such artists as Goya and Ingres.
Author: Dante Alighieri Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101608382 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 844
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A stunning 3-in-1 deluxe edition of one of the great works of Western literature An epic masterpiece and a foundational work of the Western canon, The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as his guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and reunion with his dead love, Beatrice; and, finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire, and enlightenment and furnished with semiautobiographical details, Dante's poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This acclaimed blank verse translation is published here for the first time in a one-volume edition. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author: Dante Alighieri Publisher: CreateSpace ISBN: 9781496017345 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 236
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Most English translations of INFERNO are full of colorful, but meaningless language based on today's modern standards. Some translations are so elaborate that they are as difficult to read as the original Italian version. This translation uses the Longfellow translation as a base, but replaces the obscure or antiquated verbiage with the language of Modern English. This translation could easily be read and understood by today's reader. Adding the illustrations by Gustave Dore brings this classic work to life.
Author: Gustave Dore Publisher: ISBN: 9781075491801 Category : Languages : en Pages : 176
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Thank you for your interest. Studio 57 has remastered 136 Divine Comedy illustrations. The size of this title is 8.5 x 11 inches, which make it easier for viewing the illustrations. This title includes 75 Inferno illustrations, 60 illustrations from Purgatory and Paradise, and one illustration of the author of The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri. We have upgraded the prints and made adjustments from our previous version of this title to remove the softness of the prints so that these prints reflect the original works better.
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Author: Gustave Doré
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Author: Dante Alighieri
Author: Gustave Dore