"Dante and Epicurus seem poles apart. Dante, a committed Christian, depicted in the Commedia a vision of the afterlife and God's divine justice. Epicurus, a pag

Available for the first time in paperback, this essential resource presents a systematic introduction to Dante's life and works, his cultural context and intell

Presents a verse translation of Dante's "Inferno" along with ten essays that analyze the different interpretations of the first canticle of the "Divine Comedy."

Tackles specific issues in the Divine Comedy that seem particularly alien to modern ways of thinking and renders them compelling.