Sale!

The Divine Comedy (The Programmed Classics) 1946 Edition (Hardcover)

Name: The Divine Comedy (The Programmed Classics) 1946 Edition (Hardcover)
SKU: BK355000606
Price: 1999.00 INR
Availability: InStock

Original price was: ₹3,999.00.Current price is: ₹1,999.00.

by Dante Alighieri (Author), Henry Francis Cary (Translator), Umberto Romano (Illustrator)

Published by: Doubleday & Company, Inc. (New York), 1946

Book Condition: Preloved, cover worn on top of spine

In stock

Estimated delivery dates: Oct 6, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026

SKU: BK355000606 Categories: Books, Poetry, Vintage Tag: Hardcover

Description

This vintage 1946 edition of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy from The Programmed Classics series features a translation by Henry Francis Cary (famous for his classic English blank verse translation) and illustrations by Umberto Romano.

The book covers the three classic realms of the medieval Catholic afterlife: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise). This 14th-century epic poem follows a pilgrim named Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Symbolically, it shows the soul’s journey away from sin and toward God.