311 reviews for:

La Divina Commedia: The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri

Melville Best Anderson, Dante Alighieri

3.86 AVERAGE

marystevens's review against another edition

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I read the first cantos. Then I quit the course because I didn't like the teaching method.

mmoitie's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bangsthetics's review against another edition

3.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aliciarolsma's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

ililly2003's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kateeemily's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

smithological_stories's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rsoccer70's review against another edition

4.5

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If you're up for the worthwhile challenge of reading Dante's "The Divine Comedy," this is absolutely the way to go. Jo's use of modern references in her translation of this 14th century classic makes the tale both engaging and relatable. The annotation is acceptable, but one who wants to go deeper into the meaning of the poem in its time period is advised to use another source as well. 

steveatwaywords's review against another edition

5.0

challenging inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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As I engaged Dante's explanations and philosophies on the nature of the soul, the logic of salvation, etc. I realized too that my challenges were to the most reflective and artful of thinkers. Set writer's ego and  awkward biography aside and we find a series of profound and even humble incriminations and attitudes which befit Dante and all of us. As personally challenging as Inferno is brazen--I'm sorry that so few take the time to read beyond the frozen Satan of his first cantos. 

bangel_ds's review against another edition

5.0

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Non so come fare una recensione di un capolavoro del genere. Non è stata una passeggiata, ma non è stata neanche una faticaccia. Un superbo inferno, un purgatorio rasserenante, un paradiso...un po' noiosetto, devo essere sincera. Una grande avventura (perché così continuva a riproporsi nella mia testa) in cui perdersi al fianco di Virgilio e Dante e a innumerevoli personaggi più o meno famosi. Non so cosa dire. Divina è divina...su questo non si discute. Non continuo perché direi solo banalità.