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The Inferno, from the Divine Comedy.(Book Review)
From: Kliatt
Date: 20020901
Author:Edwards, Jacqueline S.
Dante Alighieri. 1321/1996. Read by Heathcote Williams. 3 tapes. 4 hrs. Naxos Audio. 9-62634-599-3. $17.99. Plastic; content, reader notes. SA *
The Inferno, the first of the three books of the medieval (14th century) religious allegory The Divine Comedy, presents a vision of hell etched with grotesque realistic detail. Dante blends historical, mythological and religious references, including a fictionalized version of himself and some of his contemporaries--most notably his enemies, as he takes a tourist's descent into hell at the beginning of his journey toward Paradise.
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