La Divina Commedia (Heath's Modern Language Series) [The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso]

xxxviii, 283, [1], 297, [1], 296 pp. Maroon cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Includes diagrams, bibliographical abbreviations, introduction by C.H. Grandgent, complete Italian text of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso with preliminary notes and footnote commentaries. The classic narrative of Dante's journey through the depths of hell, purgatory, and paradise, with Virgil as his guide. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Dante Alighieri (May/June c.1265 – September 14, 1321), commonly known as Dante, was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages. He was born in Florence; he died and is buried in Ravenna. The name Dante is, according to the words of Jacopo Alighieri, a hypocorism for Durante. In contemporary documents it is followed by the patronymic Alagherii or de Alagheriis; it was Boccaccio who popularized the form Alighieri. His Divine Comedy, originally called Commedia by the author and later nicknamed Divina by Boccaccio, is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature. In Italy he is known as 'the Supreme Poet' (il Sommo Poeta) or just il Poeta. Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio are also known as 'the three fountains' or 'the three crowns.' Dante is also called the 'Father of the Italian language.'"