Dante'sdramatic journey down the circles of Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory andthrough the spheres of Heaven in search of redemption - and his encounterwith devils, monsters and the souls of sinners and saints - is one of thecornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking andarguably the highest poetic achievement of all time. This 700th Anniversary Edition of The Divine Comedy is presented in a versetranslation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J. G. Nichols, together with extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Dore and a criticalapparatus focusing on the author's life and works.