. Dante Alighieri
Author
Series
Great books of the Western world volume 21
Publisher
Encyclopædia Britannica
Pub. Date
[1952]
Language
English
Description
The "Divine Comedy" was entitled by Dante himself merely "Commedia," meaning a poetic composition in a style intermediate between the sustained nobility of tragedy, and the popular tone of elegy. The word had no dramatic implication at that time, though it did involve a happy ending. The poem is the narrative of a journey down through Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. In this aspect it...
Author
Series
Divina commedia volume 1
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English