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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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Publisher's 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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- Tyler
- 2020-05-02
Truly a beautiful tale
The story holds up in any day and age, truly a masterpiece of it's time! The voices all are amazing will listen to again and probably again.
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- Damon
- 2019-03-10
good overall
good overall, however I feel like parts of the book were cut out. clearly that was done to save time, I just like all the details
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- Tony
- 2023-03-24
Amazing
Loved the way the story was portrayed. Very nice and fantastic listen....will listen again .
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- Mohamed A.
- 2020-10-21
Dante inferno a cathartic listen.
Dante Inferno is a story that is riveting and is full of haunting pathos. While Purgatorio and Paradiso were good they do not compare to the despair that Dante shows while exploring hell. I wish they explored more of the depths of hell in the Inferno
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-09-13
the sounds, Dramatization and voice acting are thing of beauty
loved every bit of this. I wish more audio books could be done this way but I understand the emense amount of work that must go into a production like this one. 10 out of 10.
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- kirk
- 2019-04-23
a very fascinating look at the way people saw then
it's very interesting to see how the people back then saw death and sin. a few time it was quite funny like when they were in hell the payed a demon with exposure or pointed out some popes were in hell. very good story
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- Camren Sheppard
- 2019-07-28
Very well dramatized
My attention was kept the entire time, the voice acting is very well done. I wish more details from the Epic could've made it into this amazing dramatisaton
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- Paul H.
- 2022-04-19
Really Well Done
I was able to enjoy this on a drive. This was well done and enjoyed tge narrative greatly. This story is one that should listen. Very rarely do i praise the BBC, but they deserve credit for this. Well done.
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- Shelby R
- 2020-11-16
didn't enjoy the story
it was well done, but overall I struggled with the story and didn't enjoy it
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