Arcturus Inferno Alighieri Dante

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is one of the most important and innovative figures of the European Middle Ages. Writing his Comedy (the epithet 'Divine' was added by later admirers) in exile from his native Florence, he aimed to address a world gone astray both morally and politically. At the same time, he sought to push back the restrictive rules which traditionally governed writing in the Italian vernacular, to produce a radically new and all-encompassing work • The Comedy tells the story of the journey of a character who is at one and the same time both Dante himself and Everyman. In the Inferno, Dante's protagonist - and his reader - is presented with a graphic vision of the dreadful consequences of sin, and encounters an all-too-human array of noble, grotesque, beguiling, ridiculous and horrific characters

Dante is known to most readers outside Italy for his gritty descriptions of the Inferno, but there is another, gentler side to his poetry, which found expression throughout his career in verses that made him, together with his friend Guido Cavalcanti, the leading love poet of his generation • From the ballads and rime of his youth to the heart-rending lyrics written on the death of Beatrice and the more sober, philosophical canzoni of his later years, this volume provides the only English edition of the great Florentine’s complete love poems, in brilliant verse translations by Dante specialists J.G. Nichols and Anthony Mortimer

La Divina Commedia per stranieri – Inferno e il primo di tre volumi dedicato all’opera piu importante e famosa del sommo poeta, Dante Alighieri. Il volume mira a far conoscere e comprendere, ad un pubblico di studenti universitari stranieri ma anche ad un pubblico di amanti della lingua e della cultura italiana, la bellezza e il valore poetico-letterario dell’Inferno dantesco • Il volume presenta • 9 unita, relative ad altrettanti Canti • due percorsi di lettura paralleli per ogni Canto • il percorso rosso presenta il riassunto e il testo in versione semplificata corredato da commenti utili alla comprensione. E ideato per gli studenti di livello intermedio, ma utilissimo come prima lettura anche per gli studenti di livello avanzato • il percorso blu presenta il testo originale con commenti utili all’approfondimento e riferimenti culturali all’attualita italiana

Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design • Describing Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life with Virgil as a guide, Inferno depicts a cruel underworld in which desperate figures are condemned to eternal damnation for committing one or more of seven deadly sins. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonising torture, Dante encounters doomed souls including the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicide Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit. Led by leering demons, the poet must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all

Discover this fresh, pacy, modern translation of an enduring literary classic • Halfway through life, you find yourself lost, unsure of the right path. Greed, deception and pride have led you away from the ideals and dreams you cherished in younger days. How do you go on? • This is the starting point of one of the most extraordinary and important journeys in western literature, a stunningly ambitious flight of imagination and philosophy which has reverberated down the years since Dante Alighieri first wrote it down in the fourteenth century. The Divine Comedy is a vision of the afterlife, the three regions of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, through which the narrator must journey in order to better understand the workings of the universe, the love of God, and his place in the world

The Vita Nuova, with its unusual blend of prose and poetry, is universally recognized as Dante’s early masterpiece and provides an indispensable prequel to The Divine Comedy. Set in thirteenth-century Florence, part autobiography and part religious allegory, it traces Dante’s quest to find a poetic idiom worthy of Beatrice, whom he had loved since boyhood. Her premature death plunges him into an emotional turmoil that finds release only through his faith in her continuing spiritual influence and through his determination “to write of her what has never been written of any woman” • The Vita Nuova remains a central document in European culture’s examination of love and the self. It is a hundred and fifty years since Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s groundbreaking version of the Vita Nuova

In this masterful retelling of one of the greatest works of world literature, Alasdair Gray – in his last work – offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Lyrical and modern, this complete edition brings all three parts of Dante’s epic journey through Hell and Purgatory and on to Paradise together in a single volume for the first time

In La Vita Nuova, Italy's greatest poet recounts the famous story of his passionate love for Beatrice. The drama of their relationship unravels through stunning poetry and prose in this, one of the most celebrated love stories in history • Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover • From the first time the poet sets eyes on Beatrice, he proclaims that 'love quite governed my soul' and his devotion to her knows no end. By recalling each meeting with Beatrice this short book is at once a heartfelt account of youthful love and a religious allegory. La Vita Nuova serves as an important precursor to Dante's masterpiece, The Divine Comedy

«Божественная комедия» — это величайший памятник мировой литературы, в котором представлен синтез всей европейской средневековой культуры и смелых новаторских идей. В поисках истинного пути Данте отправляется в грандиозное путешествие через тьму и скорбь Ада, полное печали и надежд Чистилище к ослепительному Раю. Изучая в загробном мире судьбу грешных, оступившихся и праведных душ, Данте постепенно обретает силы для духовного возрождения и находит ответы на вечные вопросы бытия • В настоящем издании оригинальный текст всей «Божественной комедии» приводится с параллельным переводом Д. Е. Мина, отмеченным Пушкинской премией, и сопровождается взятыми в рамку выразительными иллюстрациями выдающегося художника-графика Гюстава Доре. На обложке использован фрагмент картины «Мистическое Рождество» итальянского живописца эпохи Возрождения Сандро Боттичелли

Неизменно популярный герой книг Мардждори Аллингэм, джентльмен-детектив Альберт Кэмпион фигурирует во всех захватывающих криминальных историях, представленных в этом сборнике, в том числе в делах "Ван с мешком", "Старик в окне", "Белый слон", "Определенный предмет" и "Мой друг мистер Кэмпион" • Книга на английском языке • Arcturus Crime Classics showcase unjustly neglected works by great writers from the 1930s - the so-called golden age of crime writing - through to the 1970s. From conventional who­dunnits to slick thrillers, the series encompasses every facet of this ever-popular genre • Allingham's ever-popular gentleman-detective, Albert Campion, features in all of the thrilling crime stories presented in this collection, which include the cases of The Wan with the Sack, The Old Man in the Window, The White Elephant, The Definite Article and My Friend Mr Campion, as well as one of her greatest pure mysteries, The Case of the Late Pig, the only Campion story ever told by the great sleuth himself

This addition to Arcturus's classic fiction range features aselection of Maxim Gorky's most popular stories. Including such powerful tales as 'The Outcasts', 'Makar Chudra', 'One Autumn Night' and 'Twenty-Six and One', the literary talent of one of Russia's greatest writers shines through every sentence. Presenting the pioneer of socialist realism at his best, these stories form an essential part of the canon of early twentieth-century literature

Dot-to-dots have never been so much fun or so varied and rewarding. Using a minimum of 300 dots per picture, artist David Woodroffe has created more than 120 intriguing visual puzzles for you to reveal. The wide-ranging themes include famous landmarks, iconic buildings, classic ships and airplanes, revered works of art, as well as scenes from history, the animal kingdom and the worlds of entertainment, science and sport. Designed to appeal to adults while also being suitable for older children, this book takes a much-loved genre to a new level of enjoyment. The sense of achievement you will derive from completing these wonderful pictures will be immense. All you need is a sharp eye and a pencil • The bestselling Arcturus Dot-to-Dot Collection series features complex designs with up to 200 dots, printed on thick, high-quality paper