Personally, my favorite book is Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy (which is often actually sold as a set of three books: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, The Paradiso). It was originally written in Italian, and it has been translated many times (a lot of translators translated it differently... I personally recommend John Ciardi's translation). I guess there's nothing left to do but write a short blurb on it (specifically The Inferno, as it is the first book in the set).
It's the year 1300 and a single poet (Dante Alighieri) realizes that he's strayed from the road to enlightenment. After trying to begin his ascent, a lion and a leopard both attempt to prevent him from continuing, but he persists. A she-wolf finally causes him to flee to the dark wood, ruining all hope of seeing the light. Finally, the dead poet Virgil, sent by Dante's former lover (Beatrice), sends him on a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and finally Paradise (the last led by Beatrice) so to finally bring Dante out of the darkness.
Has anyone else read it?
It's the year 1300 and a single poet (Dante Alighieri) realizes that he's strayed from the road to enlightenment. After trying to begin his ascent, a lion and a leopard both attempt to prevent him from continuing, but he persists. A she-wolf finally causes him to flee to the dark wood, ruining all hope of seeing the light. Finally, the dead poet Virgil, sent by Dante's former lover (Beatrice), sends him on a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and finally Paradise (the last led by Beatrice) so to finally bring Dante out of the darkness.
Has anyone else read it?
