Product Information
Blackstone Audio presents a new recording of this classic masterpiece, originally published in 1320, read by award-winning narrator Ralph Cosham. No words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and of artistry. Dante's theme is universal; it involves the greatest concepts that man has ever attained. Only a genius could have found the loftiness of tone and the splendor and variety of images that are presented in The Divine Comedy. The story is an allegory representing the soul's journey from spiritual depths to spiritual heights. As mankind exposes itself, by its merits or demerits, to the rewards or the punishments of justice, it experiences "Inferno" or hell, "Purgatorio" or purgatory, and "Paradiso" or heaven, a vision of a world of beauty, light, and song. Dante's arduous journey through the circles of hell make for an incredibly moving human drama, and a single listen will reveal the power of Dante's imagination to make the spiritual visible. In this edition, "Inferno" is translated by John Aitken Carlyle, "Purgatorio," by Thomas Okey, and "Paradiso" by Philip H. Wicksteed.Product Identifiers
PublisherBlackstone Audio, Incorporated
ISBN-101433200236
ISBN-139781433200236
eBay Product ID (ePID)127429286
Product Key Features
Publication Year2007
TopicClassics, European / General, General, Ancient & Classical
Book TitleDivine Comedy
LanguageEnglish
GenrePoetry, Fiction
AuthorDante Alighieri
Book SeriesDante Alighieri's Divine Comedy Ser.
FormatCompact Disc
Dimensions
Item Height1.5in
Item Length5.8in
Item Weight11.9 Oz
Item Width5.3in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal851/.1
Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition