The Divine Comedy (Crofts Classics)

Translated and edited by Thomas G. Bergin, this edition of The Divine Comedy is complete and features a new verse translation aimed at clarity over slavish literalness and ornate phraseology. Various passages that detail historical figures or are digressive discourses have been reduced to prose summaries. Includes pictorial representations of Hell, Purgatory, and the Cosmos, as well as a guide to Italian pronunciation. Also featured are an introduction, a list of principal dates in Dante's life, and a bibliography.