Inferno: Popular Penguins
$17.48
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
28 June 2010
Summary
Describing Dante’s descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons, the poet must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all. For it is only by encountering Satan, in the heart of Hell, that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141195155 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141195150 |
| Author: | Alighieri Dante |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 28 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 41mm x 112mm x 180mm |
| Series: | Popular Penguins |
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Alighieri Dante
Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy, circa 1265. His family was connected with the Guelph political alliance. His mother died before Dante’s tenth birthday. Dante was betrothed to Gemma di Manetto Donati at age 12, and they later married. However, Dante’s true love was Beatrice Portinari, who would inspire much of his poetry. Dante and Gemma had several children.
Dante was a member of Florence’s Apothecaries’ Guild, though he did not practice as a pharmacist. He was allied with the White Guelphs, with whom he fought against the vanquishing Black Guelphs. He was eventually condemned to perpetual exile from Florence. He went first to Verona and then to Liguria. There is speculation that he travelled more widely, including to Paris and Oxford, although this has not been verified.
During his time of exile, Dante conceived and wrote the three poems which form The Divine Comedy. He died in 1321, aged 56, of suspected malaria. He was buried in Ravenna, Italy, where a tomb was later erected in his name.
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