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by Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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The better to see you, my dear
The better to see you, my dear rated it 6 years ago
Done! *cheers* (and an abrupt end it was) I confess I started to loose my enthusiasm by Purgatory, and Paradiso veritably dragged for me. Inferno is indeed the most interesting, likely because it concentrates more on describing the poetic (and in many cases gruesome) justice inflicted there. P...
Tolle Lege!.
Tolle Lege!. rated it 9 years ago
Without the summaries at the beginning of the chapters I would have been completely lost. I'm going to leave smart books of fiction to smart people. The book felt like when I read the Bible. I'm completely out of my depth when I read complex fiction. (I'm sure it's a five star book for smart peo...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 10 years ago
I know. I know. Everyone gives this 5 stars. It's one of the great books of all time. Etc, etc. Sorry, I did not like it. The problem is definitely with me instead of the book. I've just been preached at so much in my life by people who were religious fakes that when I start seeing or hearing a l...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
I find this among the most amazing works I've ever read--despite that the work is essentially Christian Allegory and I'm an atheist. First and foremost for its structure. Recently I read Moby Dick and though it had powerful passages I found it self-indulgent and bloated and devoutly wished an editor...
Alexis Hall
Alexis Hall rated it 12 years ago
As ever, Hell is way more interesting than Heaven and Purgatory is a bit of a wash out.
Edward
Edward rated it 12 years ago
ChronologyIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the Manuscript TraditionMap of Italy, c. 1300Plan of HellPlan of PurgatoryPlan of ParadiseThe Divine Comedy--Inferno--Purgatorio--ParadisoNotes
Edward
Edward rated it 12 years ago
ChronologyIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on the Manuscript TraditionMap of Italy, c. 1300Plan of HellPlan of PurgatoryPlan of ParadiseThe Divine Comedy--Inferno--Purgatorio--ParadisoNotes
Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it 13 years ago
The Divine Comedy is a great work and one of the all time masterpieces. It is my favorite work of Epic Poetry, something that I thought was impossible, because nothing would ever replace the Iliad.Before moving on to my review, I will point out a couple of things that are important in a translation...
hadytangible
hadytangible rated it 13 years ago
I have to read this book, but I thought it was going to amaze me, my favorite was the hell part and all the demons and stuff, i don't know about the pulgatory and the paradise maybe because i'm not a religious person?
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 13 years ago
Written for the Celebrity Death Match Review Tournament(sung to the tune of "Minnie The Moocher")Folks, hereĀ“s a story about Winnie the Pooh-cherHe was a chubby Pooh-chie-koocherHe was fat and loved his honey but he was sweet and his heart was sunny(chorus)Hunny-Hunny-Hunny-hiHundee-hundee-hunndee-h...
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