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This is a superb version of Dante's masterpiece and brings the epic poem to life with simple yet superb illustrations and text that keeps the main points of Dante's work without alienating mainstream readers and allowing Chwast's own personality to come through. An enjoyable read that makes Dante's work even more widely available and readable without losing any of its impact.
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I have really enjoyed the books offered by Bloomsbury so eagerly anticipating the arrival of this book. Can't believe I won another Goodreads giveaway so soon!
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Clocking in at a mere 127 pages, this graphic novel is an extremely condensed version of The Divine Comedy. Each canto covers about a page or two of illustration (sometimes less). The many levels of hell, purgatory and paradise described in The Divine Comedy are rendered through Chwast's simple black and white ...more
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Clocking in at a mere 127 pages, this graphic novel is an extremely condensed version of The Divine Comedy. Each canto covers about a page or two of illustration (sometimes less). The many levels of hell, purgatory and paradise described in The Divine Comedy are rendered through Chwast's simple black and white ...more
Aug 31, 2010
onarock
marked it as to-read
Sep 01, 2010
Kathy
marked it as to-read
