Hell
  • Published: 15 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241752159
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $14.99
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Lay down all hope, you that go in by me . . .

Through the gates of Hell, past whirling hurricanes, leering devils and rivers of blood, lies the ultimate evil: Satan himself. Masterfully translated by Dorothy L. Sayers, this first instalment of The Divine Comedy tells the captivating tale of Dante and Virgil’s arduous journey through the nine circles of the underworld, and remains one of the most influential works in literary history.
  • Published: 15 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241752159
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $14.99
Categories:

About the author

Dante Dante

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265. When he was nine years old he met Bice Portinari, the Beatrice who inspires both his first work, La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. Beatrice died in 1290. He had at least three children with his wife Gemma di Manetto Donati. His involvement in politics in Florence led to his exile in 1302 and he eventually settled in Ravenna where he died in 1321.

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