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Verse translation by prize-winning translator with facing Italian text

About the Author

Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.

Reviews

Bravo for this new version of Dante... Bravo, Professor Nichols!
*The Church Times*

All life is written in Dante’s burning pages, and Nichols has done him proud.
*Ian Thomson, The Observer*