The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Dante Alighieri, Robin Kirkpatrick (Translator)

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Dante Alighieri, Robin Kirkpatrick (Translator)The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties

But by knowing how people think

and ultimately

the gipsy's prediction seems to be all too real

compassion

abandoned their shells and rose above the ocean floor

an enlightened man named Lai-Khur

gives an elephant a bath

He is a fervent atheist

assassinating or locking away its critics

No worries

Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring

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