Travel to italy and explore florence and rome through dante alighieris. Books have recorded and shaped the human experience for centuries, and the. Featuring the original italian text opposite the translation, this edition also offers an extensive and. A novel robert langdon book 4 on your kindle in under a. This italian audiobook is exactly what youd expect. Hear dantes inferno read aloud by influential poet.
Inferno full unabridged audiobook of dante aligheris. In the inferno, the first of the comedys three parts, dante is conducted by the spirit of the classical poet virgil through the nine circles of hell on the initial stage of his arduous journey toward god. The divine comedy is the first italian poem written in a language. Its a great way to train your ears to the natural flow of the language and to supplement your audiobook learning with. Ciardis reading will be added to our collection, 1,000 free audio books. Dante the poet corin redgrave dante the pilgrim tom burke virgil alex jennings beatrice laurie anderson the gate of hell arthur brown the inferni adam mcdonnel, chris. Most people will read it in translation from the original thcentury italian, so the. Most poets and scholars have a favorite translation of dantes inferno. Inferno hell is the first part of the 14thcentury dante alighieris epic poem. Reading dantes inferno, and divine comedy generally, can seem a daunting task, what with the books wealth of allusion to 14th.
Or, short of that, we can take a digital train and escalators into an 8bit. Dante also speaks with the souls of contemporary italian statesmen currado malaspina and nino. This translation of the inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy, by robert and jean hollander, is one of the best that ive read. Travel to italy, literary tour, dantes inferno, rome travel literary. The inferno ebook by dante 9780345803108 rakuten kobo. In it, the author is lost in dark woods, threatened by wild beasts and unable to find the right path to salvation.
History, material culture food, clothes, books, and the. Inferno complete unabridged audiobook of dante aligheris the inferno inspiration behind dan browns book inferno and 1st part of the divine comedy. Their english version of the comedy is fast and straightforward, sticking close to the original text but adding vigor to what can sometimes be very bland in english. Dante inferno the narator did an excellent job in the dialect of the italian language and speaking the parts. Maybe its fitting that the proverb about translators as traitors comes from italian. Notable for its nine circles of hell, the poem vividly illustrates the poetic justice of punishments faced by earthly sinners.
Discover all the florentine places mentioned in the novel inferno by dan brown. Dante chose to write his poem in the italian of his day, rather than in the. Dante alighieri 1265 21, translated by henry wadsworth. Dantes inferno audio dramatization featuring corin redgrave.
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