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Divine Comedy, The (MP3) - 2004 [Audio Book] |
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2004 |
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810 Minutes |
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English |
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Classic |
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Unabridged
The Carlyle-Wicksteed translation
No words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and artistry. The theme that Dante treats is universal; it involves the greatest concepts which man has ever attained. Only a genius could find the loftiness of tone and the splendor and variety of images and scenes that are presented in The Divine Comedy
There is little wonder that perhaps no other work of pure literature has aroused so much admiration in so many countries and so many readers as The Divine Comedy. A single listening will reveal its universality as well as Dante's visual imagination and uncanny power to make the spiritual visible.
The story is an allegory, representing "mankind, as by its merits or demerits, it exposes itself to the rewards or the punishments of Justice. 'The Inferno' is a description of Hell, conceived as a graduated conical funnel, to the successive circles of which various categories of sinners are assigned. 'The Purgatorio' is a description of Purgatory, a mountain rising in circular ledges, on which are the various groups of repentant sinners. And 'The Paradiso' is, of course, a vision of a world of beauty, light, and song."- The Oxford Companion to English Literature
"A modern reader, uninformed, could peruse the wholeCommedia , satisfied with the mere literal story, and entranced by its unparalleled beauty of language and imagery; but he would miss the inspiration of that higher message which so clearly merits the name of 'divine.'" - C.H. Grandgent |
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| Divine Comedy, The (MP3) Audio Book Details |
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Unabridged |
| Year : |
2004 |
| Playtime : |
810 Minutes |
| Lang : |
English |
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Blackstone AudioBooks |
| Genre : |
Classic |
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NR - Not Rated |
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AudioBooks |
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