The Inferno of Dante: Translated by Robert Pinsky, Dante Aligheri
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The Inferno of Dante: Translated by Robert Pinsky

Author: Dante Aligheri

Series: Divine Comedy #1

Narrator: George Guidall

Unabridged: 4 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 08/07/2007

Genre: Poetry - Medieval

Synopsis

Dramatic, intense, and gripping, The Inferno of Dante is an astonishing masterpiece that no listener can afford to miss. Robert Pinsky, the distinguished American poet, preserves the burning clarity and universal relevance of this 13th century literary masterpiece in a triumphant new translation for our times. Line by line, canto by canto, Robert Pinksy affirms The Inferno as a powerful living classic for today's listeners.

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