The Divine Comedy, in 3 vols. (Langdon trans.)
Dante’s masterwork is a 3 volume work written in Italian rather than Latin. It embraces human individuality and happiness in a way which suggests the beginning of the Renaissance. Vol. 1 (Inferno (Hell) describes what happens to the souls of the wicked who are condemned to suffer the torments of Hell. Vol. 2 Purgatorio (Purgatory) shows how souls might be perfected in a painful process which leads ultimately to one’s moral development and improvement. Vol. 3 Paradiso (Heaven) shows the beauty and the rewards awaiting those who have been blessed by God.
People:
- Author: Dante Alighieri
- Translator: Courtney Langdon
Collections:
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri. The Italian Text with a Translation in English Blank Verse and a Commentary by Courtney Langdon, 3 volumes (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1918, 1920, 1921).
Copyright:
The text is in the public domain.
Members of this set:
- The Divine Comedy, Vol. 1 (Inferno) (Bilingual edition)
- The Divine Comedy, Vol. 1 (Inferno) (English trans.)
- The Divine Comedy, Vol. 1 (Inferno) (Italian and Notes)
- The Divine Comedy, Vol. 2 (Purgatorio) (Bilingual edition)
- The Divine Comedy, Vol. 2 (Purgatorio) (English only trans.)
- The Divine Comedy, vol. 3 (Paradiso) (Bilingual edition)
- The Divine Comedy, vol. 3 (Paradiso) (English trans.)