Dante's Inferno

Informationen zum Autor Dante Alighieri Klappentext There is no greater sorrow than to recall our times of joy in wretchedness. Considered one of the greatest medieval poems written in the common vernacular of the time, Dante's Inferno begins on Good Friday in the year 1300. As he wanders through a dark forest, Dante loses his way and stumbles across the ghost of the poet Virgil. Virgil promises to lead him back to the top of the mountain, but to do so, they must pass through Hell, encountering all manner of shocking horrors, sin and evil torments along the way and evoking questions about God's justice, human behaviour and Christianity. Zusammenfassung HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved! essential classics.

Product details

• Authors: DANTE ALIGHIERI, Dante Alighieri
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.10.2011
• EAN: 9780007902095
• ISBN: 978-0-00-790209-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 180 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), HISTORY / Europe / Italy, POETRY / European / Italian, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary, Underworld;Satan;Virgil;Hell