Track	Section	Reader	Length
01	01 - Inferno: Canto I-Canto V	Cori Samuel	42:52
02	02 - Inferno: Canto VI-Canto X	Annie Coleman Rothenberg	36:20
03	03 - Inferno: Canto XI-Canto XV	Denny Sayers	46:45
04	04 - Inferno: Canto XVI-Canto XX	Jennifer Crispin	30:22
05	05 - Inferno: Canto XXI-Canto XXIV	Hugh McGuire Anne's Man and Thomas' Dad	35:10
06	06 - Inferno: Canto XXVI-Canto XXX	Aaron Decker	36:27
07	07 - Inferno: Canto XXXI-Canto XXXIV	Marlo Dianne	35:57
08	08 - Purgatorio: Canto I-Canto V	Catharine Eastman	42:06
09	09 - Purgatorio: Canto VI-Canto XI	Kirsten Ferreri	37:01
10	10 - Purgatorio: Canto XII-Canto XVI	Jennifer Crispin	32:58
11	11 - Purgatorio: Canto XVII-Canto XXI	featherheadfop	35:13
12	12 - Purgatorio: Canto XXII-Canto XXVII	David Barnes	46:49
13	13 - Purgatorio: Canto XXVIII-Canto XXXIII	Christie Nowak	43:10
14	14 - Paradiso: Canto I-Canto V	David Leaman	40:47
15	15 - Paradiso: Canto VI-Canto XI	Jennifer Crispin	38:18
16	16 - Paradiso: Canto XII-Canto XVI	Rosalind Wills	31:58
17	17 - Paradiso: Canto XVII-Canto XVIII	JemmaBlythe	39:34
18	18 - Paradiso: Canto XXII-Canto XXVII	Christie Nowak	41:56
19	19 - Paradiso: Canto XXVIII-Canto XXXIII	Kirsten Ferreri	43:52

Notes
Running Time: 12 hours 18 minutes
Read by Multiple readers
Book Coordinator: Gesine
Meta Coordinator: Gesine

Artwork
Cover: Illustration 'Hell' for the Divine Comedy (1824-1827) by William Blake (1757-1827)
Inset: Engraving of Dante Alighieri by Gustave Dore
Insert background image: Illustration for Dante’s Purgatorio 02 by Gustave Doré
Label: Illustration 'The Empyrean' for Paradiso Canto 31 by Gustave Dore

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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is regarded as the centerpiece of Italian literature and one of the greatest works in world literature. Written between 1308 and 1321, at the end of the Middle Ages and the dawn of the Renaissance, it distills the essence of the medieval world-view. The poem is structured in three canticas that represent the three realms of the dead: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Paradise). Each cantica is composed of 33 cantos, which, together with the introductory canto, comprise a total of 100 cantos.

The narrative describes Dante’s own allegorical journey through the realms to salvation, accompanied first by the poet Virgil and later by his beloved Beatrice, and offers philosophical and moral commentary along the way. The Divine Comedy is a complex work full of symbol and allegory. Publication in Italian made the work accessible to a wide audience and contributed to the general growth in literacy. Its influence is nothing short of monumental. As T.S. Eliot wrote, “Dante and Shakespeare divide the world between them, there is no third.”

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Item Info
EAN - DVD case	0684758935847
EAN - CD jacket	0686175923445
Media	MP3 CD
Package	DVD box
Author	Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321)
Translator	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Year	1307
Recording
Read by	Multiple readers
Length	12 hours 18 minutes
Type of Reading	Collaborative