LIMBO - A place of monotony, here the souls are punished to wander in restless existence while they moan helplessly in echoes between the ruins of a temple ii.
LUST - Surrounded by erotic representations, those overcome by lust are forced to watch and experience disgusting thin Shelves: 4-stars, dark, non-ya, mystery-thriller-horror-etc, school, classics, reviewed, beautifully-written, historical. Ugolino, a former governor of Pisa, is feasting on the neck of Archbishop Ruggieri.
If you're into stuff like this, you can read the full review. What I love about Dante is how he doesn't invoke the Muses, unlike Homer, or Virgil, and that he goes straight to the heart of the matter, and straight in to the poem, i. In the middle of his life Dante is lost in a dark wood, the man he most admi Jan 08, Leo. Maybe Dante was referring to the levels of materialism.
The more one has the more one wants, spiraling downwards, deeper and deeper until the matter consumes. So dense and dark with matter and at absolute evil, Hell, where Satan resides. Book Review 4 out of 5 stars to Inferno, the first of three books in the 'Divine Comedy' series, written around by Dante Alighieri. A few pieces of background information for those who many not know, before I get into a mini-review.
Inferno, which means 'Hell' was one of three books Dante wrote in the 14th century, essentially about the three spaces people occupy after death: Hell Inferno , Purgatory and Heaven Paradiso. I've only read Inferno, so I'm not able to discuss much on the o This is such an interesting book, though definitely very hard to get through. I think if I was able to read it in Italian it would be a little easier as it would actually be read like Dante intended, but it's still really cool to see all the concepts!
This is such an influential piece of literature and is referenced SO MUCH in culture that it is really cool to have a basis for it. I think I may reread this in a different rhyming translation next time to see what th This one has chronology, introduction, map of Italy, plan of Hell plus commentaries and notes at the end. The main text itself is shown with Italian text on the left side, English on the right side. Commentaries include many comments on the linguistic details that I don't remember the paperback Penguin version having.
There is al Before I start talking about the book proper, I have a confession to make: I wasn't sure I really wanted to read philosophical poetry written seven centuries ago. I had doubts about style, quality of translation and my own lack of literary background in decyphering the numerous Christian and mythological references, not to mention political and cultural trivia from Dante's Florence.
Thanks to my Goodreads friends, I took the plunge and I can report back that it was well worth the effort. Even be Shelves: wishlist-aka-buy-me-a-copy-please, great-poets, epics, dante, better-read-again, classics, myth-religion, translated, transations-multiple-reads, epic-stuff.
About Translation It took me a while to decide on the translation to use. After a few days of research and asking around, I shortlisted Musa and Hollander.
Went with Hollander since it seemed better organized. Turned out to be a good choice. The translation is fluid and easy on the ear.
The Italian version is also available when you want to just read the Italian purely for the sound of verse. I am no judge of the fidelity of the various translations, but this was an easy read and that was good. Give us one of those sultry little smiles and say you're surprised! Say you can't get over it! Say it's just what you've always wanted and it's even more fun than a day at the spa because, let's face it, hunny honey, on my salary I couldn' I realize that I need to edit one particular part, but this review means a lot to me and I would like for it to stay the way it was written, regardless of the revalations and events that took place later.
Beautifully written and emotionally draining. However, this isn't simply a tale of terror. It is a philosophical and, I suppose, historical work as well.
I learned interesting historical facts. Who among us are sinners? Who are the righteous ones? Are people and deeds simply right or wrong, go Justice moved my maker on high. Divine power made me, Wisdom supreme, and primal love. Before me nothing was but things eternal, And eternal, I endure. Abandon all hope, you who enter here. My head is now a big mess. On a serious note, what an arduous journey through hell! Dante's Inferno Item Preview. EMBED for wordpress.
Want more? Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Publication date [? The book was published in multiple languages including English language, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. We have created. We recommend that you download. The main characters of this classics, poetry story are Virgilio, Odysseus. Your Comment:. Home Downloads Free Downloads Inferno pdf. Read Online Download. Hot The Divine Comedy, Vol. Great book, Inferno pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone.
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