# The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated

**Author:** Dante Alighieri
**Tags:** Epic poetry, Italian, Italian poetry, Translations into English
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**Formats:** DOCX, EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT
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**Added:** 10.07.2026
**URL:** https://samolit.com/books/95830

## Description

This edition presents Dante Alighieri's monumental fourteenth-century narrative poem in the classic English rendering by the Reverend Henry Francis Cary, paired with the dramatic, atmospheric engravings of French artist Gustave Doré. Written in the early 1300s, the poem follows its author's harrowing pilgrimage through the three realms of the Christian afterlife. Lost in a dark wood at the midpoint of his life, the poet is guided first by the Roman poet Virgil down through the nine circles of Hell and up the terraces of Mount Purgatory, where sinners suffer and repent according to the nature of their transgressions. From there, guided by his idealized beloved Beatrice, Dante ascends through the celestial spheres of Paradise toward a final vision of the divine. Blending theology, philosophy, politics, and personal memory, the poem is populated with historical figures, mythological creatures, and souls encountered along the way, each embodying the moral order Dante constructs. Doré's haunting illustrations lend visual grandeur to this enduring meditation on sin, redemption, and salvation, making this edition a striking gateway into one of world literature's most influential works.