Une anthologie exceptionnelle reunissant cinq monuments de la poesie epique occidentale : Homere, Virgile, Dante, Shakespeare et Milton. Des voyages heroiques de l'Iliade et de l'Odyssee aux visions de l'au-dela de la Divine Comedie et du Paradis perdu, cette collection retrace des siecles d'imagination poetique.

Originally curated by Harvard President Charles W. Eliot as a complete liberal education in fifty volumes, the Harvard Classics gathers philosophy, science, literature, and history into a single indispensable library. Plato's dialogues and Marcus Aurelius's meditations sit alongside Dante's Divine Comedy, Francis Bacon's essays, Charles Darwin's scientific writing, and Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, tracing the foundations of Western thought from ancient Greece to the modern age. Homer...

One extraordinary journey through the afterlife became one of the greatest masterpieces in world literature. In The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri takes readers on an unforgettable epic voyage through the realms of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Guided by wisdom and driven by the search for truth, the journey unfolds as a profound exploration of morality, justice, redemption, and the human soul, blending vivid imagination with enduring philosophical insight. Regarded as one of the grea...

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri A masterpiece of Italian literature, this epic poem follows Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Rich in allegory, theology, and medieval philosophy, it explores themes of sin, redemption, and divine justice while offering vivid imagery and moral reflection on the afterlife.

Acclaimed animators Paul and Gaëtan Brizzi adapt Dante’s literary classic Inferno in the sweeping, dramatic style that brought The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Fantasia 2000 to lifeIn this powerful graphic novel adaptation, each layer of Hell reveals monsters, gods, historical and mythological kings, philosophers, queens, and hordes of the miserable, faceless damned, all culminating in a confrontation with Lucifer himself.Literary ...

Discover the Journey Through the Afterlife with Dante Alighieri's Divine ComedyThe Divine Comedy is a timeless masterpiece that takes readers on an epic voyage through the realms of the afterlife, exploring themes of morality, redemption, and human destiny. Composed between 1308 and 1320, this poetic trilogy—comprising Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso—depicts Dante's allegorical journey from the depths of Hell to the heights of Heaven, guided by the Roman poet Virgil and later by Beatrice...

Discover the Journey Through the Afterlife with Dante Alighieri's MasterpieceThe Divine Comedy, penned by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and 1320, is a monumental epic poem that explores the soul's journey towards God. This timeless work is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, each depicting the soul's progression through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Dante's vivid imagery and profound allegory offer readers an immersive experience into medieval theology, philosophy, a...

"Midway upon the journey of our life, I found myself within a forest dark, for the straightforward pathway had been lost." Embark on the ultimate pilgrimage of the human soul. Written while in exile, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy is a towering achievement of world literature, a three-part journey that explores the totality of human experience, sin, and redemption. Guided by the Roman poet Virgil and the idealized Beatrice, Dante travels through the three realms of the afterlife in a ques...

Lost in a dark wood halfway through life, Dante is led by the poet Virgil down through the nine descending circles of Hell, up the terraced mountain of Purgatory, and finally into the radiant spheres of Paradise, guided in the end by his beloved Beatrice. Written in exile and completed shortly before his death, The Divine Comedy fused theology, politics, and personal vendetta into a vision of the afterlife so vivid it reshaped how the Western world pictured Heaven and Hell for seven centur...

A legendary journey through the realms of the afterlife and the depths of the human soul. The Divine Comedy is the monumental epic poem by Dante Alighieri, one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem follows Dante's extraordinary journey through three realms of the afterlife: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise). Guided first by the poet Virgil and later by Beatrice, Dante explores themes of sin, redemption, faith, justice, love, and the search for ul...

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso), guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice, the subject of his love and of another of his works, La Vita Nuova. While the vision of Hell, the Inferno, is vivid for modern readers, the theological niceties presented in the other books require a certain amount of patience and knowledge to appreciate. Purgatorio, the most lyrical and human of the three, also has...

What if a lifetime library could fit into a single collection? The Complete Harvard Classics and Shelf of Fiction unites two of the most respected literary collections ever assembled. Curated to provide a full education through reading, this monumental anthology brings together the finest works of philosophy, history, poetry, drama, science, and fiction from the world's greatest thinkers and storytellers. The Harvard Classics offer essential nonfiction and literary masterpieces that shaped...