Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell

Dante's Inferno in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's celebrated English translation, following the poet's descent through the nine circles of Hell.

At a glance A landmark rendering of one of the greatest poems ever written. Midway through the journey of our life, a poet finds himself lost in a dark wood, and… This volume presents Dante's Inferno in the noble English of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. What it's about Guided by the shade of the Roman poet Virgil, Dante travels down through…

Guided by the shade of the Roman poet Virgil, Dante travels down through the nine descending circles of Hell, meeting the souls of the damned and hearing their stories as he goes.