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" The inferno / "
Dante Alighieri ; translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; with an introduction and notes by Peter Bondanella ; illustrations by Gustave Doré.
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BL
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968847
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b723217
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Inferno.English
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Dante Alighieri,1265-1321.
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The inferno /\ Dante Alighieri ; translated by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow ; with an introduction and notes by Peter Bondanella ; illustrations by Gustave Doré.
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New York :: Barnes & Noble,, ©2003.
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Barnes & Noble classics
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1 online resource (302 pages) :: illustrations.
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0393347710
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: 1411432401
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: 9781411432406
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1593080514
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1593083319
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9781593080518
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9781593083311
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302).
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| Contents
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The world of Dante and the Inferno -- The story of the Inferno in brief -- Introduction -- Map of hell -- The Inferno -- Endnotes -- Six sonnets by Longfellow -- Inspired by the Inferno -- Comments and questions -- For further reading.
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Dante Alighieri,1265-1321., Inferno.
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POETRY-- Ancient Classical.
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Inferno (Dante Alighieri)
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| Dewey Classification
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851/.1
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PQ4315.2.L65 2003eb
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Bondanella, Peter,1943-2017.
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Doré, Gustave,1832-1883.
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth,1807-1882.
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