Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete by Dante Alighieri
"Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete" by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem written between 1308 and 1321. This masterwork chronicles the author's journey through the Christian afterlife, traversing Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven across three parts. Written in Italian vernacular, it became one of world literature's greatest achievements and helped establish the standard form of the Italian language. The poem has inspired over 400 translations into at least 52 languages, with English versions
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| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844 |
| Title | Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete |
| Note | See also PG#1004 tr. by H. W. Longfellow |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_translations_of_the_Divine_Comedy |
| Credits | Judith Smith and Natalie Salter |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1008 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 1997 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1071 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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