The Divine Comedy (complete)

Dante Alighieri

Description

The Divine Comedy (1320) is a narrative poem by Dante Alighieri. Begun in 1308 while Dante was exiled from his native Florence, The Divine Comedy—a long poem divided into three books of 33 cantos each—presents the author’s spiritual journey from sinfulness and despair to salvation and self-understanding. Written in the Tuscan vernacular, the poem was influential in establishing a standardized Italian language.

In the first book, Inferno, Dante is led by the Roman poet Virgil into Hell. There, he comes to terms with his own sinfulness while observing the horrors and tortures suffered by those condemned to eternity in its circles. Along the way, Dante encounters historical figures, acquaintances, and other individuals whose violence, fraud, treachery, and betrayal led their spirits to terrible suffering. This technique, which incorporates dialogue with detailed description, is used throughout The Divine Comedy to provide context on historical, theological, and political subjects while simultaneously situating the poet as narrator and interlocutor in his own work. In this way, the physical and spiritual journey portrayed in the poem becomes a journey for Dante himself, a way of transcending the despair he describes at its beginning. In Purgatorio, Dante follows Virgil on an ascent of the Mountain of Purgatory, where he encounters the souls of sinners who must atone for their actions in life before entering Heaven. Leaving Virgil behind, Dante, in Paradiso, follows a divine Beatrice through the celestial spheres of Heaven. As he approaches God and his own salvation, changed by a newfound sense of “the Love which moves the sun and the other stars,” Dante ascends to the heights of world literature, uniting the created soul and the artist’s creation as no other poet has done before or since.

With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy is a classic of Italian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Sujets

• Purgatory
• Italian
• Poetry
• Heaven
• Virgil
• European
• Hell

Informations

• Publié par: Mint Editions
• Date de parution: 16 février 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781513284668
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri
 
 
 
 
The Divine Comedy was first published in 1472.
This edition published by Mint Editions 2021.
ISBN 9781513279640 | E-ISBN 9781513284668
Published by Mint Editions ®
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Publishing Director: Jennifer Newens
Design & Production: Rachel Lopez Metzger
Project Manager: Micaela Clark
Translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Typesetting: Westchester Publishing Services
 
C ONTENTS I NFERNO I.  T HE D ARK F OREST . T HE H ILL OF D IFFICULTY . T HE P ANTHER , THE L ION , AND THE W OLF . V IRGIL . II.  T HE D ESCENT . D ANTE ’ S P ROTEST AND V IRGIL ’ S A PPEAL . T HE I NTERCESSION OF THE T HREE L ADIES B ENEDIGHT . III.  T HE G ATE OF H ELL . T HE I NEFFICIENT OR I NDIFFERENT . P OPE C ELESTINE V. T HE S HORES OF A CHERON . C HARON . T HE E ARTHQUAKE AND THE S WOON . IV.  T HE F IRST C IRCLE , L IMBO : V IRTUOUS P AGANS AND THE U NBAPTIZED . T HE F OUR P OETS , H OMER , H ORACE , O VID , AND L UCAN . T HE N OBLE C ASTLE OF P HILOSOPHY . V.  T HE S ECOND C IRCLE : T HE W ANTON . M INOS . T HE I NFERNAL H URRICANE . F RANCESCA DA R IMINI . VI.  T HE T HIRD C IRCLE : T HE G LUTTONOUS . C ERBERUS . T HE E TERNAL R AIN . C IACCO . F LORENCE . VII.  T HE F OURTH C IRCLE : T HE A VARICIOUS AND THE P RODIGAL . P LUTUS . F ORTUNE AND HER W HEEL . T HE F IFTH C IRCLE : T HE I RASCIBLE AND THE S ULLEN . S TYX . VIII.  P HLEGYAS . P HILIPPO A RGENTI . T HE G ATE OF THE C ITY OF D IS . IX.  T HE F URIES AND M EDUSA . T HE A NGEL . T HE C ITY OF D IS . T HE S IXTH C IRCLE : H ERESIARCHS . X.  F ARINATA AND C AVALCANTE DE ’ C AVALCANTI . D ISCOURSE ON THE K NOWLEDGE OF THE D AMNED . XI.  T HE B ROKEN R OCKS . P OPE A NASTASIUS . G ENERAL D ESCRIPTION OF THE I NFERNO AND ITS D IVISIONS . XII.  T HE M INOTAUR . T HE S EVENTH C IRCLE : T HE V IOLENT . T HE R IVER P HLEGETHON . T HE V IOLENT AGAINST THEIR N EIGHBOURS . T HE C ENTAURS . T YRANTS . XIII.  T HE W OOD OF T HORNS . T HE H ARPIES . T HE V IOLENT AGAINST THEMSELVES . S UICIDES . P IER DELLA V IGNA . L ANO AND J ACOPO DA S ANT ’ A NDREA . XIV.  T HE S AND W ASTE AND THE R AIN OF F IRE . T HE V IOLENT AGAINST G OD . C APANEUS . T HE S TATUE OF T IME , AND THE F OUR I NFERNAL R IVERS . XV.  T HE V IOLENT AGAINST N ATURE . B RUNETTO L ATINI . XVI.  G UIDOGUERRA , A LDOBRANDI , AND R USTICUCCI . C ATARACT OF THE R IVER OF B LOOD . XVII.  G ERYON . T HE V IOLENT AGAINST A RT . U SURERS . D ESCENT INTO THE A BYSS OF M ALEBOLGE . XVIII.  T HE E IGHTH C IRCLE , M ALEBOLGE : T HE F RAUDULENT AND THE M ALICIOUS . T HE F IRST B OLGIA : S EDUCERS AND P ANDERS . V ENEDICO C ACCIANIMICO . J ASON . T HE S ECOND B OLGIA : F LATTERERS . A LLESSIO I NTERMINELLI . T HAIS . XIX.  T HE T HIRD B OLGIA : S IMONIACS . P OPE N ICHOLAS III. D ANTE ’ S R EPROOF OF CORRUPT P RELATES . XX.  T HE F OURTH B OLGIA : S OOTHSAYERS . A MPHIARAUS , T IRESIAS , A RUNS , M ANTO , E RYPHYLUS , M ICHAEL S COTT , G UIDO B ONATTI , AND A SDENTE . V IRGIL REPROACHES D ANTE ’ S P ITY . M ANTUA ’ S F OUNDATION . XXI.  T HE F IFTH B OLGIA : P ECULATORS . T HE E LDER OF S ANTA Z ITA . M ALACODA AND OTHER D EVILS . XXII.  C IAMPOLO , F RIAR G OMITA , AND M ICHAEL Z ANCHE . T HE M ALABRANCHE QUARREL . XXIII.  E SCAPE FROM THE M ALABRANCHE . T HE S IXTH B OLGIA : H YPOCRITES . C ATALANO AND L ODERINGO . C AIAPHAS . XXIV.  T HE S EVENTH B OLGIA : T HIEVES . V ANNI F UCCI . S ERPENTS . XXV.  V ANNI F UCCI ’ S P UNISHMENT . A GNELLO B RUNELLESCHI , B UOSO DEGLI A BATI , P UCCIO S CIANCATO , C IANFA DE ’ D ONATI , AND G UERCIO C AVALCANTI . XXVI.  T HE E IGHTH B OLGIA : E VIL C OUNSELLORS . U LYSSES AND D IOMED . U LYSSES ’ L AST V OYAGE . XXVII.  G UIDO DA M ONTEFELTRO . H IS DECEPTION BY P OPE B ONIFACE VIII. XXVIII.  T HE N INTH B OLGIA : S CHISMATICS . M AHOMET AND A LI . P IER DA M EDICINA , C URIO , M OSCA , AND B ERTRAND DE B ORN . XXIX.  G ERI DEL B ELLO . T HE T ENTH B OLGIA : A LCHEMISTS . G RIFFOLINO D ’ A REZZO AND C APOCCHINO . XXX.  O THER F ALSIFIERS OR F ORGERS . G IANNI S CHICCHI , M YRRHA , A DAM OF B RESCIA , P OTIPHAR ’ S W IFE , AND S INON OF T ROY . XXXI.  T HE G IANTS , N IMROD , E PHIALTES , AND A NTAEUS . D ESCENT TO C OCYTUS . XXXII.  T HE N INTH C IRCLE : T RAITORS . T HE F ROZEN L AKE OF C OCYTUS . F IRST D IVISION , C AINA : T RAITORS TO THEIR K INDRED . C AMICION DE ’ P AZZI . S ECOND D IVISION , A NTENORA : T RAITORS TO THEIR C OUNTRY . D ANTE QUESTIONS B OCCA DEGLI A BATI . B UOSO DA D UERA . XXXIII.  C OUNT U GOLINO AND THE A RCHBISHOP R UGGIERI . T HE D EATH OF C OUNT U GOLINO ’ S S ONS . T HIRD D IVISION OF THE N INTH C IRCLE , P TOLOMAEA : T RAITORS TO THEIR F RIENDS . F RIAR A LBERIGO , B RANCO D ’ O RIA . XXXIV.  F OURTH D IVISION OF THE N INTH C IRCLE , THE J UDECCA : T RAITORS TO THEIR L ORDS AND B ENEFACTORS . L UCIFER , J UDAS I SCARIOT , B RUTUS , AND C ASSIUS . T HE C HASM OF L ETHE . T HE A SCENT . P URGATORIO I.  T HE S HORES OF P URGATORY . T HE F OUR S TARS . C ATO OF U TICA . T HE R USH . II.  T HE C ELESTIAL P ILOT . C ASELLA . T HE D EPARTURE . III.  D ISCOURSE ON THE L IMITS OF R EASON . T HE F OOT OF THE M OUNTAIN . T HOSE WHO DIED IN C ONTUMACY OF H OLY C HURCH . M ANFREDI . IV.  F ARTHER A SCENT . N ATURE OF THE M OUNTAIN . T HE N EGLIGENT , WHO POSTPONED R EPENTANCE TILL THE LAST H OUR . B ELACQUA . V.  T HOSE WHO DIED BY V IOLENCE , BUT REPENTANT . B UONCONTE DI M ONFELTRO . L A P IA . VI.  D ANTE ’ S I NQUIRY ON P RAYERS FOR THE D EAD . S ORDELLO . I TALY . VII.  T HE V ALLEY OF F LOWERS . N EGLIGENT P RINCES . VIII.  T HE G UARDIAN A NGELS AND THE S ERPENT . N INO DI G ALLURA . T HE T HREE S TARS . C URRADO M ALASPINA . IX.  D ANTE ’ S D REAM OF THE E AGLE . T HE G ATE OF P URGATORY AND THE A NGEL . S EVEN P’ S . T HE K EYS . X.  T HE N EEDLE ’ S E YE . T HE F IRST C IRCLE : T HE P ROUD . T HE S CULPTURES ON THE W ALL . XI.  T HE H UMBLE P RAYER . O MBERTO DI S ANTAFIORE . O DERISI D ’ A GOBBIO . P ROVENZAN S ALVANI . XII.  T HE S CULPTURES ON THE P AVEMENT . A SCENT TO THE S ECOND C IRCLE . XIII.  T HE S ECOND C IRCLE : T HE E NVIOUS . S APIA OF S IENA . XIV.  G UIDO DEL D UCA AND R ENIER DA C ALBOLI . C ITIES OF THE A RNO V ALLEY . D ENUNCIATION OF S TUBBORNNESS . XV.  T HE T HIRD C IRCLE : T HE I RASCIBLE . D ANTE ’ S V ISIONS . T HE S MOKE . XVI.  M ARCO L OMBARDO . L AMENT OVER THE S TATE OF THE W ORLD . XVII.  D ANTE ’ S D REAM OF A NGER . T HE F OURTH C IRCLE : T HE S LOTHFUL . V IRGIL ’ S D ISCOURSE OF L OVE . XVIII.  V IRGIL FURTHER DISCOURSES OF L OVE AND F REE W ILL . T HE A BBOT OF S AN Z ENO . XIX.  D ANTE ’ S D REAM OF THE S IREN . T HE F IFTH C IRCLE : T HE A VARICIOUS AND P RODIGAL . P OPE A DRIAN V. XX.  H UGH C APET . C ORRUPTION OF THE F RENCH C ROWN . P ROPHECY OF THE A BDUCTION OF P OPE B ONIFACE VIII AND THE S ACRILEGE OF P HILIP THE F AIR . T HE E ARTHQUAKE . XXI.  T HE P OET S TATIUS . P RAISE OF V IRGIL . XXII.  S TATIUS ’ D ENUNCIATION OF A VARICE . T HE S IXTH C IRCLE : T HE G LUTTONOUS . T HE M YSTIC T REE . XXIII.  F ORESE . R EPROOF OF IMMODEST F LORENTINE W OMEN . XXIV.  B UONAGIUNTA DA L UCCA . P OPE M ARTIN IV, AND OTHERS . I NQUIRY INTO THE S TATE OF P OETRY . XXV.  D ISCOURSE OF S TATIUS ON G ENERATION . T HE S EVENTH C IRCLE : T HE W ANTON . XXVI.  S ODOMITES . G UIDO G UINICELLI AND A RNALDO D ANIELLO . XXVII.  T HE W ALL OF F IRE AND THE A NGEL OF G OD . D ANTE ’ S S LEEP UPON THE S TAIRWAY , AND HIS D REAM OF L EAH AND R ACHEL . A RRIVAL AT THE T ERRESTRIAL P ARADISE . XXVIII.  T HE R IVER L ETHE . M ATILDA . T HE N ATURE OF THE T ERRESTRIAL P ARADISE . XXIX.  T HE T RIUMPH OF THE C HURCH . XXX.  V IRGIL ’ S D EPARTURE . B EATRICE . D ANTE ’ S S HAME . XXXI.  R EPROACHES OF B EATRICE AND C ONFESSION OF D ANTE . T HE P ASSAGE OF L ETHE . T HE S EVEN V IRTUES . T HE G RIFFON . XXXII.  T HE T REE OF K NOWLEDGE . A LLEGORY OF THE C HARIOT . XXXIII.  L AMENT OVER THE S TATE OF THE C HURCH . F INAL R EPROACHES OF B EATRICE . T HE R IVER E UNOE . P ARADISO I.  T HE A SCENT TO THE F IRST H EAVEN . T HE S PHERE OF F IRE . II.  T HE F IRST H EAVEN , THE M OON : S PIRITS WHO , HAVING TAKEN S ACRED V OWS , WERE FORCED TO VIOLATE THEM . T HE L UNAR S POTS . III.  P ICCARDA D ONATI AND THE E MPRESS C ONSTANCE . IV.  Q UESTIONINGS OF THE S OUL AND OF B ROKEN V OWS . V.  D ISCOURSE OF B EATRICE ON V OWS AND C OMPENSATIONS . A SCENT TO THE S ECOND H EAVEN , M ERCURY : S PIRITS WHO FOR THE L OVE OF F AME ACHIEVED GREAT D EEDS . VI.  J USTINIAN . T HE R OMAN E AGLE . T HE E MPIRE . R OMEO . VII.  B EATRICE ’ S D ISCOURSE OF THE C RUCIFIXION , THE I NCARNATION , THE I MMORTALITY OF THE S OUL , AND THE R ESURRECTION OF THE B ODY . VIII.  A SCENT TO THE T HIRD H EAVEN , V ENUS : L OVERS . C HARLES M ARTEL . D ISCOURSE ON DIVERSE N ATURES . IX.  C UNIZZA DA R OMANO , F OLCO OF M ARSEILLES , AND R AHAB . N EGLECT OF THE H OLY L AND . X.  T HE F OURTH H EAVEN , THE S UN : T HEOLOGIANS AND F ATHERS OF THE C HURCH . T HE F IRST C IRCLE . S T . T HOMAS OF A QUINAS . XI.  S T . T HOMAS RECOUNTS THE L IFE OF S T . F RANCIS . L AMENT OVER THE S TATE OF THE D OMINICAN O RDER . XII.  S T . B UONAVENTURA RECOUNTS THE L IFE OF S T . D OMINIC . L AMENT OVER THE S TATE OF THE F RANCISCAN O RDER . T HE S ECOND C IRCLE . XIII.  O F THE W ISDOM OF S OLOMON . S T . T HOMAS REPROACHES D ANTE ’ S J UDGEMENT . XIV.  T HE T HIRD C IRCLE . D ISCOURSE ON THE R ESURRECTION OF THE F LESH . T HE F IFTH H EAVEN , M ARS : M ARTYRS AND C RUSADERS WHO DIED FIGHTING FOR THE TRUE F AITH . T HE C ELESTIAL C ROSS . XV.  C ACCIAGUIDA . F LORENCE IN THE O LDEN T IME . XVI.  D ANTE ’ S N OBLE A NCESTRY . C ACCIAGUIDA ’ S D ISCOURSE OF THE G REAT F LORENTINES . XVII.  C ACCIAGUIDA ’ S P ROPHECY OF D ANTE ’ S B ANISHMENT . XVIII.  T HE S IXTH H EAVEN , J UPITER : R IGHTEOUS K INGS AND R ULERS . T HE C ELESTIAL E AGLE . D ANTE ’ S I NVECTIVES AGAINST ECCLESIASTICAL A VARICE . XIX.  T HE E AGLE DISCOURSES OF S ALVATION , F AITH , AND V IRTUE . C ONDEMNATION OF THE VILE K INGS OF A . D . 1300. XX.  T HE E AGLE PRAIS