Ciardis reading will be added to our collection, 1,000 free audio books. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in italian literature and one of the greatest. The author of some 40 books of poetry and criticism, including many. Here, we have one reading of cantos iviii of the inferno by poet john ciardi, from his translation of the poem for a signet. Publication date 2009 topics hell, poetry, medieval, religious poetry publisher new york. The inferno by john ciardi, dante alighieri, archibald macallister, archibald t. Virgil, milton, and shakespeare, dante alighieris poetic masterpiece is a visionary journey. In 1959, ciardi published a book on how to read, write, and teach poetry, how does a. The dark wood of error john ciardi the inferno dante alighieri. Written in the early 14th century and completed in 21, the year of dantes death, the divine comedy is perhaps the greatest work of epic poetry ever. This particular version of the book, by john ciardi, provides excellent. In the poem, hell is depicted as nine circles of suffering located within the earth. The divine comedy hell, purgatory and paradise, dante.
Ciardis interest in italian literature resulted in translations of dantes inferno that. And although a listener will probably enjoy the presentation without them, i like to keep a hard copy of the divine comedy translated by john ciardi with excellent notes that i can refer to as needed in order to better appreciate and understand the audio book. The inferno kindle edition by ciardi, john, alighieri, dante. Unlike the english poet and defender of regicide, however, dante was a. The divine comedy audiobook by clive james translator. The divine comedy is a long narrative poem by dante alighieri, begun c. Poet during his day made his recording in 1954 for smithsonian folkways records, and the liner notes of the lp, which you can download here, contain the excerpted verse. His over 40 books of poems include the collected poems of john ciardi. Dantes political activism resulted in his being exiled from florence, and he eventually settled in ravenna. The inferno john ciardi translation by dante alighieri. As an audio book, there are obviously no notes or explanations of the text.
John ciardi, the poet and professor who was internationally acclaimed for his translation of dantes inferno, died sunday at the john f. Dante alighieri audio books, best sellers, author bio. Explore audibles collection of free sleep and relaxation audio experiences. John ciardi, poet, essayist and translator, 69 the new.