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The Divine Comedy: Inferno

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The Divine Comedy: Inferno

By: Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - translator
Narrated by: James Langton
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The most famous of the three canticles that compose The Divine Comedy, "Inferno" describes Dante's descent into Hell midway through his life, with Virgil as a guide. As he descends through nine concentric circles of increasingly agonizing torture, Dante encounters doomed souls that include the pagan Aeneas, the liar Odysseus, the suicidal Cleopatra, and his own political enemies, damned for their deceit.

Led by leering demons, Dante must ultimately journey with Virgil to the deepest level of all - for it is only by encountering Satan himself, in the heart of Hell, that he can truly understand the tragedy of sin.

This version of the classic poem is the translation by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poem's first American translator.

Public Domain (P)2010 Tantor Classics European Poetry World Literature Funny Inspiring Scary Thought-Provoking Comedy
Great Story • Classic Tale • Wonderful Narration • Vivid Imagery • Cerebral Horror • Fantasy Elements
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I've always wanted to go through the story of Dante's Inferno. A few other stories out there reference this little passage, due to the imagery it describes. I honestly felt a lack of energy going through the story. Some of the low energy came from the narration. It doesn't quite feel engaging, as much as feel like a poem. Which is fine, but leaves me feeling just that....just fine, not bad.

It's okay

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A wonderful reading of one of my favorite tales. I listened all on one go, couldn't put it down!

Absolutely wonderful.

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The narrator did fantastic job. His voice work and characterization were superb. I enjoyed it immensely.

A well told tale.

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although the story by Dante was a brilliant peice of fiction I couldn't help but feel pulled away slightly by the almost cartoonish narrorator, he was not at all terrible but for a story of this genre and time I would say it pulled from the initial feel for me a bit. personal opinion

Well Done Wonderful Story

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I wish it was the whole version of the book instead of one part. The book is written in early English which might make the story a bit hard to comprehend.

Needs more

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Don’t expect any comedy, divine or otherwise, in this astonishingly tedious descent into hell. A literal tour of wretchedness is made worse, unfortunately, by the cheesy voices the narrator uses, voices that deflate whatever elevated style Dante or Longfellow were going for entirely. I suspect the language is finer in Italian, but an English listener would never know, because Longfellow is one of our most plodding American poets. This might be better to experience as a dual language print edition.

Convoluted and befuddling

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It is a classic, though the writing style can be a bit obtuse and complicated to understand.

It's definitely an old work.

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It’s been on my to be read list for ages. On a whim I bought it. I’m so glad I did!

I love it.

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Superb narration. The story is perfect and the narrator makes is even better. I hope I’ll find the next two parts being narrated by the same lad.

Perfect narration.

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Very easy to get through. An absolute joy to listen too from beginning to end. It's easy to forget there's comedy in the Inferno!

Brilliant rendition!

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