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Paperback. Continuing his soul's search for God, guided by his beloved Beatrice, Dante progresses through the spheres of Paradise. Examining eternal questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, Dante exercised all his learning and wit, wrath and tenderness in his creation of these Christian allegories. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448979
ISBN
9780140448979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.99

Paperback. Purgatory is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols. Also included are the original Italian text, extensive notes and a critical apparatus focusing on Dante's life and works. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Evergreens. Num Pages: 396 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 38. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496119
ISBN
9781847496119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.50

Paperback. Translator(s): Sisson, C. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 752 pages, line drawings, maps, tables. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 44. Weight in Grams: 526.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199535644
ISBN
9780199535644
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. Guided by the poet Virgil, the author plunges to the very depths of Hell and embarks on his arduous journey towards God. Together they descend through the nine circles of the underworld and encounter the tormented souls of the damned, who tell of their sad fates and predict events still to come in his life. Editor(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Translator(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140440065
ISBN
9780140440065
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. In "The Purgatorio," Dante describes his journey to the renunciation of sin, accepting his suffering in preparation for his coming into the presence of God. This brilliant translation of Dante's canticle crystallizes the great poet's immortal conception of the aspiring soul. Translator(s): Ciardi, John. Series: Signet Classics. Num Pages: 357 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 173 x 107 x 33. Weight in Grams: 200.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Signet
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780451531421
ISBN
9780451531421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.65

Paperback. Writing his "Comedy" (the epithet "Divine" was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence, Dante aimed to address a world gone astray both morally and politically. It tells the story of a character who is at one and the same time both Dante himself and Everyman. Translator(s): Cary, H. F.; Griffith, Tom. Series Editor(s): Griffith, Tom. Series: Wordsworth Classics of World Literature. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADS; 2ADT; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 12. Weight in Grams: 154.
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
SKU
V9781853267871
ISBN
9781853267871
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 7.31

Paperback. Suitable for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time, this title examines the questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 33. Weight in Grams: 512.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
752
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141197494
ISBN
9780141197494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.13

Paperback. Verse translation by prize-winning translator with facing Italian text. Part of Alma Classics' collection of Dante's complete Italian works, this edition is fully annotated. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
Publisher
Alma Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781847496478
ISBN
9781847496478
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.59

Paperback. A translation that describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide. It depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. It also includes explanatory notes and illustrations showing the different layers of hell. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 135 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141393544
ISBN
9780141393544
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.27

Paperback. Depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. In this title, the author encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 25. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448955
ISBN
9780140448955
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.11

Paperback. A rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell. It re-creates for the modern reader the meanings that the poem had for Dante's contemporaries. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 432 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 310.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Illustrated
Condition
New
SKU
V9780142437223
ISBN
9780142437223
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.50

Paperback. A selection of the author's early poems, interspersed with his own prose commentary. It tells the story of his love for Beatrice, from their first meeting at a May Day party in her father's house, through the author's sufferings, to his overwhelming grief at her death, ending with the transformative vision of her in heaven. Translator(s): Reynolds, Barbara. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 10. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
Rev Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140449471
ISBN
9780140449471
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.60

Paperback. Depicting a realm of intense sensation and physical experience, this poem transforms the traditional Christian idea of Purgatory by showing how the free will of the aspiring soul could change wordly perversions into perfection. Editor(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Translator(s): Kirkpatrick, Robin. Num Pages: 592 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 406.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140448962
ISBN
9780140448962
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.92

Paperback. Having climbed the Mount of Purgatory, Dante ascends to Heaven, continuing his soul's search for God guided by his beloved, Beatrice. As he progresses through the spheres of Paradise he grows in understanding, until he finally experiences divine love in God's presence. Editor(s): Sayers, Dorothy L. Translator(s): Sayers, Dorothy L.; Reynolds, Barbara. Num Pages: 400 pages, d. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 282.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140441055
ISBN
9780140441055
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.58

Paperback. This Norton Critical Edition of Dante's masterpiece is based on Michael Palma's verse translation, which is acclaimed for its elegant rendering of Dante's triple-rhyme scheme into contemporary English. Editor(s): Mazotta, Guiseppe. Translator(s): Palma, Michael. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 133 x 19. Weight in Grams: 356.
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393977967
ISBN
9780393977967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.13

Paperback. Gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants. Series: Penguin Little Black Classics. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 160 x 7. Weight in Grams: 54.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241250426
ISBN
9780241250426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 5.42

Hardcover. Prints all three parts of author's poem about the journey of the soul - Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso. Illustrator(s): Botticelli, Sandro. Editor(s): Armour, Peter. Translator(s): Mandelbaum, Allen. Num Pages: 798 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DST; 2ADT; ACND; DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 134 x 46. Weight in Grams: 838.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Everyman's Library
Number of pages
798
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Condition
New
SKU
V9781857151831
ISBN
9781857151831
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.52

Paperback. Beginning with Dante's liberation from Hell, this work relates his ascent to the Mount of Purgatory. Dante observes the sinners who are waiting for their release into Paradise, and through these encounters he is himself transformed into a better man. The second part of an epic poem, it is a Christian allegory of sin, redemption and enlightenment. Editor(s): Musa, Mark. Translator(s): Musa, Mark. Num Pages: 428 pages, illustrations, bibliog. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 296.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
428
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1985
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140444421
ISBN
9780140444421
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.82

Paperback. Offers a bilingual text and features a translation of the canticle of "The Divine Comedy" by the translator of Virgil's "Aeneid" and Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey". This title includes Introduction and Notes by Anthony Oldcorn. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780872209176
ISBN
9780872209176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.55

Paperback. This is the first English translation of "Il Fiore", the late 13th century narrative poem in 232 sonnets based on the Old French "Roman de la Rose" and the "Detto d'Amore", a free-wheeling version of many Ovidian precepts of love in 240 rhymed couplets. Editor(s): Casciani, Santa; Kleinhenz, Christopher. Series: William and Katherine Devers Series in Dante Studies. Num Pages: 552 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADT; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 921.
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780268008932
ISBN
9780268008932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 61.95
€ 61.27

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