Dante Alighieri - Collected Works, incl. The Divine Comedy (76 bo...

* Dante Alighieri - Collected Works, incl. The Divine Comedy (76 books)

DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265–1321) was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher who stands as one of the most influential figures in Western literature and is widely regarded as the “father” of the Italian language.  Born in Florence during a period of intense political conflict, Dante was deeply shaped by the struggles between rival factions that ultimately led to his exile from his native city.  This personal experience of loss, injustice, and longing profoundly influenced his writing, infusing it with moral urgency and political insight.  Dante’s works bridge the medieval and early Renaissance worlds, combining classical learning, Christian theology, and personal experience in a way that was unprecedented for his time.

Dante’s early literary production is closely connected to his idealized love for Beatrice Portinari, a woman who became both a real and symbolic presence in his poetry.  This theme is most evident in LA VITA NUOVA (The New Life, 1294), a hybrid work of prose and poetry that chronicles his emotional and spiritual development through his love for Beatrice.

At a time when Latin was still the dominant language for scholarly and literary writing—and when many Italian poets drew inspiration from French or Provençal traditions—Dante broke with both by writing in the vernacular, specifically his native Tuscan dialect.  His DE VULGARI ELOQUENTIA (On Eloquence in the Vernacular, c. 1302–1305) was one of the first scholarly defenses of the vernacular.  

Another significant work is DE MONARCHIA (1312), a Latin political treatise in which Dante argues for the independence of secular authority from the Church.  Written against the backdrop of his exile, the text reveals Dante’s engagement with philosophy, law, and imperial politics.  Alongside this, his unfinished CONVIVIO (The Banquet) reflects his ambition to make philosophical knowledge accessible to a broader audience by writing in the vernacular rather than Latin.  These works demonstrate Dante’s intellectual range beyond poetry alone.

Dante’s masterpiece, LA DIVINA COMMEDIA (The Divine Comedy, c. 1308–1321), is widely considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language.  Composed in the Italian vernacular, the epic poem recounts the poet’s imagined journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Heaven (Paradiso).  Guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and later by Beatrice, Dante explores themes of sin, redemption, justice, and divine love.  Blending theology, classical tradition, and personal experience, The Divine Comedy is both a summation of medieval thought and a timeless exploration of the human soul.


The following books are in ePUB and/or PDF format as noted:

== THE DIVINE COMEDY ==

* Divine Comedy [tr. Cary] (Wordsworth Editions, 2009) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. Ciardi] (NAL, 2003) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. Ellis] (Vintage, 2019) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. James] (Liveright, 2013) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. Kirkpatrick] (Penguin, 2012) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. Longfellow] (Arcturus, 2013) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. Nichols] (Alma Classics, 2013) – PDF
* Divine Comedy [tr. Palma] (Liveright, 2025) – ePUB
* Divine Comedy [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 2024) – ePUB + PDF
* Divine Trilogy [tr. Gray, "in Prosaic Verse"] (Canongate, 2022) – ePUB

~~ I. Inferno ~~

* Hell [tr. Gray, "in Prosaic Verse"] (Canongate, 2018) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Carson] (Head of Zeus, 2020) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Ciardi] (Signet, 1982) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Durling] (Oxford, 1996) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Hollander] (Anchor, 2002) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. James] (Liveright, 2013) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Kirkpatrick] (Penguin, 2006) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Lombardo] (Hackett, 2009) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Longfellow] (Barnes & Noble, 2003) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Mandelbaum] (Bantam, 2004) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Musa] (Penguin, 1984) – PDF^
* Inferno [tr. Musa, "Critical Edition"] (Indiana, 1995) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Neff] (BookBaby, 2014) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Palma] (Norton, 2003) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Pinsky] (FSG, 2014) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Sinclair] (Oxford, 1961) – ePUB
* Inferno [tr. Thornton] (Arcade, 2017) – ePUB
* Inferno: Part 1, Italian Text & Translation [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 1970) – PDF
* Inferno: Part 2, Commentary [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 1977) – PDF


~~ II. Purgatorio ~~

* Purgatorio [tr. Black] (NYRB, 2021) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Ciardi] (Signet, 2001) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Durling] (Oxford, 2003) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Hollander] (Anchor, 2004) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Kirkpatrick] (Penguin, 2007) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Lombardo] (Hackett, 2016) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Mandelbaum] (Bantam, 2004) – ePUB
* Purgatorio [tr. Sinclair] (Oxford, 1961) – ePUB
* Purgatorio: Part 1, Text & Translation [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 1973) – PDF
* Purgatorio: Part 2, Commentary [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 1973) – PDF
* Purgatory [tr. Gray, "in Prosaic Verse"] (Canongate, 2019) – ePUB
* Purgatory [tr. Musa] (Penguin, 1985) – PDF^


~~ III. Paradiso ~~

* Paradise [tr. Esolen] (Modern Library, 2004) – ePUB
* Paradise [tr. Musa] (Penguin, 1986) – PDF^
* Paradise [tr. Sayers & Reynolds] (Penguin, 2004) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Black] (NYRB, 2025) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Cary] (First Avenue, 2015) – ePUB / PDF
* Paradiso [tr. Ciardi] (Signet, 1970) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Durling] (Oxford, 2011) – ePUB / PDF
* Paradiso [tr. Hollander] (Anchor, 2008) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Kirkpatrick] (Penguin, 2007) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Lombardo] (Hackett, 2017) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Mandelbaum] (Bantam, 2004) – ePUB
* Paradiso [tr. Sinclair] (Oxford, 1961) – ePUB
* Paradiso: Part 1, Italian Text and Translation [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 1975) – PDF
* Paradiso: Part 2, Commentary [tr. Singleton] (Princeton, 1975) – PDF


~~ IV. Selections ~~

* Circles of Hell [tr. Kirkpatrick] (Penguin, 2015) – ePUB
* The Descent into Hell [tr. Sayers] (Penguin Epics, 2006) – ePUB
* Love That Moves the Sun and Other Stars [tr. Kirkpatrick] (Penguin, 2016) – ePUB


== VITA NUOVA ==

* The New Life [tr. Rossetti] (NYRB, 2002) – ePUB
* Vita Nova [tr. Frisardi] (Northwestern, 2012) – PDF
* Vita Nuova [tr. Jewiss] (Penguin, 2022) – ePUB
* Vita Nuova [tr. Luzzi] (Liveright, 2025) – ePUB
* Vita Nuova [tr. Mortimer] (Alma Classics, 2013) – ePUB
* Vita Nuova [tr. Musa] (Indiana, 1973) – ePUB
* Vita Nuova [tr. Reynolds, rev'd] (Penguin, 2004) – ePUB


== POETRY ==

* The Banquet [tr. Ryan] (Amma Libri, 1991) – PDF
* Dante's 'Rime' [tr. Diehl] (Princeton, 1979) – PDF
* Dante's Lyric Poetry [ed. Barolini] (Toronto, 2014) – ePUB + PDF
* Dante's Lyric Poetry [tr. Foster & Boyde] (Oxford, 1967) – PDF


== MISCELLANEOUS ==

* Complete Works (Delphi Classics, 2012) – ePUB
* Convivio [ed. Frisardi] (Cambridge, 2018) – PDF
* De vulgari eloquentia [tr. Botterill] (Cambridge, 1996) – PDF
* Monarchia [tr. Cassell] (Catholic University of America, 2004) – PDF
* Monarchy [tr. Shaw] (Cambridge, 1996) – PDF
* The Portable Dante [tr. Musa] (Penguin, 1995) – ePUB


== TRANSLATION (attributed to Dante) ==

* The Fiore and the Detto d'Amore [tr. Casciani & Kleinhenz] (Notre Dame, 2000) – PDF


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