Book: Hell from The Divine Comedy
Mar. 27th, 2005 11:09 amAuthor: Dante Alighieri
Details: Original text c 1314; translated by Dorothy L Sayers; edition and translation (c) 1949; Pub 1953 Penguin Classics
Verdict: Hell is not exactly fun reading but I'm glad I made the effort. (Link to a more recent edition as the 1953 one I have isn't on Amazon.)
Reasons for reading it: I've been having some discussions touching on Christian mythologies of Hell recently and wanted to feel a bit less ignorant. Plus, it seems like the kind of thing that any civilized person ought to have read.
How it came into my hands: Borrowed from my parents.
( detailed review )
I didn't actually intend to finish Hell over the Easter weekend, but it just worked out that way. So, yeah, happy Easter to people reading this who are happy about Easter. Just to complete the excessively appropriate resonances, I'm quite tempted to put Alice Cooper: Go to Hell in the current music field. But I shall refrain.
Details: Original text c 1314; translated by Dorothy L Sayers; edition and translation (c) 1949; Pub 1953 Penguin Classics
Verdict: Hell is not exactly fun reading but I'm glad I made the effort. (Link to a more recent edition as the 1953 one I have isn't on Amazon.)
Reasons for reading it: I've been having some discussions touching on Christian mythologies of Hell recently and wanted to feel a bit less ignorant. Plus, it seems like the kind of thing that any civilized person ought to have read.
How it came into my hands: Borrowed from my parents.
( detailed review )
I didn't actually intend to finish Hell over the Easter weekend, but it just worked out that way. So, yeah, happy Easter to people reading this who are happy about Easter. Just to complete the excessively appropriate resonances, I'm quite tempted to put Alice Cooper: Go to Hell in the current music field. But I shall refrain.
