The divine comedy
Dante Alighieri, 1265-13212008
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Described variously as the greatest poem of the European Middle Ages and, because of the author's evangelical purpose, the 'fifth gospel', 'The Divine Comedy' is central to the culture of the west. The poem is a spiritual autobiography in the form of a journey.
Main title:
The divine comedy / Dante Alighieri ; translated by C.H. Sisson ; edited by David H. Higgins.
Edition:
New ed.
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Collation:
752 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Previous ed.: 1998.Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the Italian.
ISBN:
9780199535644 (pbk)
Dewey class:
851.1
Language:
EnglishItalian
BRN:
184803