Hell
4.2
(21 ratings)136 pages1320Canongate BooksISBN 9781786892539
darkchallengingdarkinformativeinspiringreflectivetenseslowtensechallengingslowchallengingdarkmediumchallengingdarkslow
About this book
One of the masterpieces of world literature, completed in 1320, Dante's Divina Commedia describes Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory and his eventual arrival in Heaven. In this new, fully illustrated version of Dante's masterpiece, Alasdair Gray offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme.0Accessible, modern and sublimely illustrated, this remarkable edition yokes two great literary minds, seven hundred years apart, and brings the classic text alive for the twenty-first century.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Published
- 1320
- Pages
- 136
- ISBN
- 9781786892539
About Alasdair Gray
Alasdair James Gray (28 December 1934 – 29 December 2019) was a Scottish writer and artist. His first novel, Lanark (1981), is seen as a landmark of Scottish fiction. He published novels, short stories, plays, poetry and translations, and wrote on politics and the history of English and Scots literature. His works of fiction combine realism, fantasy, and science fiction with the use of his own typography and illustrations, and won several awards. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alasdair_Gray)
More by Alasdair Gray
Track your reading journey with BookOwl