The Descent into Hell

Dante Alighieri (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2006
Penguin Classics (Verlag)
978-0-14-102642-8 (ISBN)

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Dante finds himself at the gates to the underworld. He dares to enter the Circles of Hell, where the damned lie in torment. He encounters the three-headed, howling hound Cerberus, and meets a long-dead prophet who foretells Dante's destiny. He reaches the frozen heart of Hell where the hideous Satan, greatest of all the damned, lies in wait.

Many have made the journey. None have ever returned. Wandering through a dark forest, Dante finds himself at the gates to the underworld. Despite his terror, he dares to enter the Circles of Hell, where the damned lie in torment. As he descends deeper, he encounters wild-eyed sinners, sees the three-headed, howling hound Cerberus, and meets a long-dead prophet who foretells Dante's destiny. He passes through realms of fire and ice, and at last reaches the frozen heart of Hell where the hideous Satan, greatest of all the damned, lies in wait.

Dante Aligheri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to an impoverished but noble family. In 1302 Dante was condemned to exile from Florence. He took refuge first in Verona, and after wandering from place to place, he settled in Ravenna. While there he completed The Divine Comedies, which he began in 1308. Dante died in Ravenna in 1321.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.5.2006
Reihe/Serie	Penguin Epics ; Vol.18
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	113 x 180 mm
Gewicht	88 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Zweisprachige Ausgaben ► Deutsch / Englisch
ISBN-10	0-14-102642-1 / 0141026421
ISBN-13	978-0-14-102642-8 / 9780141026428
Zustand	Neuware