italian poetry

A collection of nine critical essays on Dante's epic poem arranged in chronological order of publication.

The standard English translation of Dante Alighieri's classic work, "The Divine Comedy," in which the poet is guided through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven by, first, Virgil, his literary hero, and then Beatrice, the love he once rejected back on Earth.

The final canticle in Dante's "The Divine Comedy" explores humans' desire to merge individual destiny with universal order.

Presents biographical information on thirteenth-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri and profiles five of his works, providing thematic analysis and excerpts of criticism; also includes primary and secondary bibliographies.

Presents an American English translation of Renaissance poet Dante Alighieri's story of a man making his way through the torment of Hell in search of Paradise, and includes an introduction, explanatory annotations, a map of fourteenth-century Italy, excerpts from sources that influenced Dante's writing, twelve critical essays, and a chronology of Dante's life and work.

A verse translation of Renaissance poet Dante Alighieri's story of a man making his way through the torment of Hell in search of Paradise.

Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.

A collection of love poems, quotations, and proverbs written between the thirteenth and twentieth centuries, presented in Italian with English translations on facing pages.