Inferno (Mass Market Paperback)--by Dante Alighieri [2005 Edition]

by Anthony M. Esolen Dante Alighieri

Genres: Classics

Paperback

Published January 1, 1672

Reviews

[Henry DeMatteo]

Quite possibly the greatest thing I’ve ever read.

[Pete]

Giving it a shot with 100 Days of Dante. Enjoying the political commentary that goes along with the process.

[Annamarie]

I particularly enjoyed this translation of Inferno and the accompanying notes in the back and the appendix. I had a friend who ended up reading a different translation of this work and did not get as much out of it because of her translation/footnotes. As a Catholic, I really appreciated the references to scripture and the writing of early church doctors such as Aquinas. I've always loved history and mythology so I enjoyed reading how Dante used prevalent and well known mythological creatures or figures symbolically throughout his work.

[Min]

I cannot rate it not because it is not a good translation, but because I am not well prepared to read Dante. There are so many historical figures there that I am not knowledgeable. So now I should pause from furthering the next two books, and turn to a beginner's guide to Dante's Divine Comedy, excited!

[Priscilla S. Bengtson]

This is one I will need to read many times, and I would love to understand many more of the literary and historical references, so that I would understand this great work that much more. Maybe it will be a once a year read.