The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri | A limited edition from The Folio Society

Published to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, this fabulous leather-bound limited edition in three volumes combines 100 illustrations by Neil Packer, an exclusive introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri and introductions by George Holmes with Robin Kirkpatrick’s acclaimed translation.

Packed with symbolism, metaphor and allusion, in cantos written with unmatched poetic elegance, the influence of The Divine Comedy is ever-present, from music to art to literature to video games and still resonates with readers after 700 years.

A tradition of illustration has surrounded The Divine Comedy from the earliest manuscripts, and Neil Packer was the perfect choice to carry this tradition forward. He has created illustrations for all 100 cantos, drawing out details from the text, along with frontispiece schemes of the three regions – Hell, Purgatory and Heaven – along with exquisite hand-drawn lettering, striking binding designs and the decorative papers lining the elaborate presentation box. Each volume also has an original and exclusive print for framing.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has contributed a specially commissioned introductory essay ‘Thirty-three thoughts on Dante’. George Holmes’s superb essays and introductions for each book offer insights and explanations apt for both scholars and the general reader. And for the text itself, Robin Kirkpatrick’s acclaimed translation was chosen, written in three-line rhyming stanzas to follow Dante’s terza rima scheme.

Limited to just 700 hand-numbered sets, each signed by the artist, this is Folio’s splendid commemorative edition of one of the greatest classics of world literature.

The Folio Society produces beautifully crafted collector’s editions of the world’s greatest books, each with unique illustrations or specially researched photographs throughout. Find books you love at foliosociety.com

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