The Divine Comedy

Name: The Divine Comedy
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Dante Alighieri
ISBN: 9798368908687

Author: Dante Alighieri

Narrator: Jason Smith (Male Synthesized Voice)

Unabridged: 10 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Loudly

Published: 09/12/2023

Categories: Fiction, Poetry, Epic Poetry, European Poetry, Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Living, Family & Relationships

Synopsis

"The Divine Comedy" is an epic poem by Dante Alighieri, written in the early 14th century. Composed of three parts—Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso—the poem is an allegorical account of the soul's journey towards God. Dante begins in the dark forest of human sin and error, travels up the mountain of Purgatory where souls are cleansed, and finally arrives in the heavenly spheres of Paradise. Along the way, he encounters various historical and mythological figures, each suffering or rewarded according to God's justice. The work delves into themes of divine justice, eternal damnation, and divine grace, offering a vivid tableau of medieval Christian belief and doctrine.

About Dante Alighieri

Dante Alighieri, the Italian poet whose masterpiece The Divine Comedy has exerted a profound influence on Western thought, was born in Florence in 1265. He entered public life in 1295, later becoming one of the six governing magistrates of Florence. He repeatedly opposed the machinations of Pope Boniface VIII, who was attempting to place all of Tuscany under Papal control, and in 1301 was banished from Florence on trumped-up charges. Dante would never enter his native city again, spending his remaining years with a series of patrons in various courts in Italy. He completed The Divine Comedy shortly before his death in 1321.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Manny on December 27, 2008

"You can recognize a small truth because its opposite is a falsehood. The opposite of a great truth is another truth." - Niels Bohr I was thinking about Dante the other day and wondering how one could approach him from the angle of a GoodReads review. One of the obvious problems is that he lived a lo......more

Goodreads review by Manny on December 15, 2021

I We attempt to rewrite the Divine Comedy Canto I In the middle of the journey of my life I came across a man named Trump Who seemed bent on causing much strife O! how he was an unpleasant, fleshy lump! Like some hobgoblin of the child's imagination Or a thing that in the night goes bump. But in spite of le......more

Goodreads review by Carlos on December 12, 2024

Aclaro algo: no soy religioso, ni intelectual ni estudioso de los dioses o lo que pasa antes o después de la vida y la muerte. Leí el libro y lo encontré muy bueno. Leí la obra en un solo libro, pero no sabía que estaba dividido en 3 partes. Al parecer, Infierno es la obra más conocida, y no es para......more

Goodreads review by Maddy ✨ on March 30, 2025

"Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate." "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy isn’t just a poem—it’s an eternal nightmare carved into literature. a journey through Hell’s horrors, Purgatory’s trials, and Heaven’s eternal glow. Sinners burn, the repen......more