Editions & Translations · Fiction & Poetry
The Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri. Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise: the greatest Catholic poem.
- Best overall (Catholic notes): Anthony Esolen, Inferno (Modern Library) ISBN 9780812970067. Bookshop.org ↗
- Esolen, vol. 2: Anthony Esolen, Purgatory (Modern Library) ISBN 9780812971255. Bookshop.org ↗
- Esolen, vol. 3: Anthony Esolen, Paradise (Modern Library) ISBN 9780812977264. Bookshop.org ↗
- Scholarly: Robert & Jean Hollander, Inferno (Anchor) ISBN 9780385496988. Bookshop.org ↗
- Classic: Dorothy L. Sayers, Hell (Penguin Classics) ISBN 9780140440065. Bookshop.org ↗
- Accessible: Mark Musa (Penguin Classics) ISBN 9780142437223. Bookshop.org ↗
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Also good: Longfellow’s 1867 translation is free and still worth reading aloud.
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