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The Divine Comedy
- Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso
- Narrated by: Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner, Hattie Morahan, Full Cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem.
Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in the terrifying depths of Hell.
Purgatorio: Dante is led up Mount Purgatory by his guide. They encounter numerous souls who have embarked on the same difficult journey - one that will eventually lead to their spiritual salvation.
Paradiso: Dante's journey comes to a glorious conclusion as he is led by Beatrice, through the spheres of Paradise and into the presence of God himself. As they ascend, they encounter a number of souls who have also achieved blessedness. Many years later, the older Dante reflects on the episodes from his life that have inspired his great poem.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-03-21
amazing
fantastiskt, amazing narration, only complaint is that its to short, in two ways. one i want more. two i feel like i missed allot of how the afterlife lookes like witch is the point of this book. but i would strongly suggest it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-01-21
Excellent!
Great book! Divided into 3 chapters Inferno, Purgatory and Paradise. Inferno was my favourite by far, interesting how Dante decides who is in hell and why, quite brave for the time!
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- James Goffin
- 03-12-18
a solid but trimmed down work
solid rendition, heavily trimmed down, voice acting was very good as can be expected, just slightly dissapointed with the glance over nature
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- Anonymous User
- 17-10-21
Epic adventure.
Awesome, it's like a theatre inside your head. Better than the book. You can really feel like if you were there.
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- thijs
- 28-06-21
Cool
Heard alot about thisbparticular work, and this audio book lives up to its fame. Very well done.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-05-23
Divine Comedy
An amazing poem, told and acted so beautifully, The actors take you on a journey like nothing you’ve ever heard before. I got lost in the story, almost imagining I was there with Dante on his journey!! Outstanding presentation, I would recommend this to anyone.
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- MM52
- 09-03-24
Gripping
The story was effectively told by a great cast. I was totally swept along with the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-01-21
The Devine Comedy
Wonderful story telling, I listened in conjunction with Gustave's Dore illustrations, again wonderful drawings bringing the whole story alive.
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- Timoteus Du Plooy
- 25-09-19
Phenomenal!
Amazing performance and amazing story! Thoroughly enjoyed it! The art is mesmerising, the story is very relatable.
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- BClose
- 15-02-21
Truly wonderful from start to finish.
An adaptation of Dante’s poem The Divine Comedy.An epic story full of wonder,deeply moving,the images will last a long time.One of the greatest things I have ever heard.
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