1st Edition

The Divine Comedy I Inferno

Edited By Len Krisak, Dante Alighieri Copyright 2027
458 Pages
by Routledge

This new translation of Dante’s Inferno , the first volume of the Divine Comedy, matches the poet’s terza rima (interlocking rhyme structure) line-for-line and rhyme-for-rhyme. Over 700 years after its first publication, The Divine Comedy remains a cornerstone of Italian literature. This facing-page translation of Inferno consists of the 36 canti exploring Dante's dramatic journey... Read more

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction                                                                                                                         

Canto 1                                                                                  

Canto 2                                                                                  

Canto 3                                                                                  

Canto 4                                                                                  

Canto 5                                                                                  

Canto 6                                                                                  

Canto 7                                                                                  

Canto 8                                                                                  

Canto 9                                                                                  

Canto 1                                                                      

Canto 11                                                                    

Canto 12                                                                    

Canto 13                                                                    

Canto 14                                                                    

Canto 15                                                                    

Canto 16                                                                    

Canto 17                                                                    

Canto 18                                                                    

Canto 19                                                                    

Canto 2                                                                      

Canto 21                                                                    

Canto 22                                                                    

Canto 23                                                                    

Canto 24                                                                    

Canto 25                                                                    

Canto 26                                                                    

Canto 27                                                                    

Canto 28                                                                    

Canto 29                                                                    

Canto 3                                                                      

Canto 31                                                                    

Canto 32                                                                    

Canto 33                                                                    

Canto 34        

Biography

Len Krisak has translated numerous Latin poets, including Catullus, Virgil, Horace, and Ovid. He is the author of five books of his own verse, and the recipient of the Robert Frost and Richard Wilbur Prizes.   

Joseph Pucci is Professor of Classics in the Program in Medieval Studies at Brown University, USA, where he teaches courses on classical, later, and medieval Latin language and literature. His publications include The Poetry of Alcuin of York: A Translation with Introduction and Commentary (2023).