The Inferno (Dante Alighieri): The Immortal Drama of a Journey through Hell

Poet and literary critic John Ciardi reads an English-language translation of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno (Hell), an allegory telling of Dante’s journey through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the Earth. The Inferno is the first part of Dante’s epic three-part work The Divine Comedy. The other two parts are Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Heaven). The complete script of the English translation of Inferno is included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Canto I: The Dark Wood of Error	John Ciardi	07:25
102	Canto II: The Descent	John Ciardi	07:50
103	Canto III: The Vestibule of Hell	John Ciardi	07:51
104	Canto IV: Limbo-The Virtuous Pagans	John Ciardi	08:07
201	Canto V: The Carnal	John Ciardi	08:43
202	Canto VI: The Gluttons	John Ciardi	06:46
203	Canto VII: The Hoarders and the Wasters / The Wrathful and the Sullen	John Ciardi	07:47
204	Canto VIII: Styx - The Wrathful, Phlegyas / Dis - The Fallen Angels	John Ciardi	07:44