| Written by Dante Alighieri - Translation by Carlyle-Okey-Wicksteed - Audio book narrated by Ralph Cosham - Unabridged Fiction - 1 MP3 COMPACT DISC - 13.5 hours Publisher, Blackstone Audio (July 2007) ALERT! YOUR CD PLAYER MUST BE MP3 COMPATIBLE! MP3 audiobooks on compact disc can be played on newer CD players that support MP3 technology and accept a 4.75" diameter disc, and on any personal computer that has Microsoft's Media Player or similar software. Listen to an MP3 audio clip. Translations by John Aitken Carlyle (Inferno), Thomas Okey (Purgatorio) and Philip H. Wicksteed (Paradiso) Blackstone Audio presents a new recording of this classic masterpiece, originally published in 1320, with award-winning narrator Ralph Cosham. No words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and of artistry. Dante’s theme is universal; it involves the greatest concepts that man has ever attained. Only a genius could have found the loftiness of tone and the splendor and variety of images that are presented in The Divine Comedy. The story is an allegory representing the soul’s journey from spiritual depths to spiritual heights. As mankind exposes itself, by its merits or demerits, to the rewards or the punishments of justice, it experiences “Inferno” or hell, “Purgatorio” or purgatory, and “Paradiso” or heaven, a vision of a world of beauty, light, and song. In this translation by Carlyle-Okey-Wicksteed, a single listening will reveal the power of Dante's imagination to make the spiritual visible. In this edition, "Inferno" is translated by John Aitken Carlyle, "Purgatorio," by Thomas Okey, and "Paradiso" by Philip H. Wicksteed. About the Author: Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), one of the greatest poets in the Italian language, was born in Florence and later banished from there for his political activities. His philosophical-political poem Commedia, later called Divina Commedia, is considered a masterpiece of world literature. About the Performer: RALPH COSHAM, a former British journalist who changed careers to become a voice, screen, and stage actor, has performed in more than one hundred professional theater roles. Several of his narrations have been named “Audio Best of the Year” by Publishers Weekly, and he has been a three-time nominee for the Audie Award. | 
