Divine Comedy
Dante Alighieri. Dante’s poetic journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. The selected Longfellow translation is one English rendering; explanatory notes are useful for a first reading.
By Dante Alighieri. 1 edition, with a text you can read on this site.
Reading editions & sources
Where to buy print editions
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- 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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Related
- Edition guide: The Divine Comedy
- Reading list: Fiction & Literature