Dante, divina commedia hand lettered on black spineall three volumes, in italian with,foot notes. His family was noble, but not wealthy, and dante received the education accorded to gentlemen, studying poetry, philosophy, and theology. His central work, the divina commedia originally called commedia and later called divina divine by boccaccio hence divina commedia, is often considered the greatest literary work composed in. Today, dantes magnum opus exists in countless editions, of which the specimen at hand is particularly artistic. Divina commedia is the title usually employed to designate an epic poem written by. You can also read the full text online using our ereader. The divine comedy by the italian poet dante alighieri 12651232 is considered to be one of the most important works of italian literature and simultaneously established italian as a literary language. Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Commedia and later christened divina by giovanni boccaccio. Divina commedia inferno dante alighieri letteratura italiana. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. Primo libro del nuovo commento alla divina commedia proposto da ettore zolesi. The poems imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the.
Katrina ahmansen, a 22year old englishwoman, is embarking on the adventure of a lifetime as the personal assistant to the famous swedish soprano, jenny lind. Considered italys greatest poet, this scion of a florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. Born dante alighieri in the spring of 1265 in florence, italy, he was known familiarly as dante. It is widely considered the preeminent work in italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. His first major work was il vita nuova, the new life. Married to gemma donatic, dantes political activism resulted in his being. One more library free online ebooks in pdf, epub, kindle and other formats. Divina comedia dante alighieri descargar libropdf epub. Full page illustrations by dore,including one of dante. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.