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
Recordings
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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 |
The Divine Comedy
- Author: Dante Alighieri
- Product Code: DB-1004
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Tags: The Divine Comedy, Dante, Dante's Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso