EPISODE · Sep 18, 2014 · 2H 51M
The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (Written by Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt)
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso Author: Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt Narrator: Hattie Morahan, Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Religious Fiction 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. ©2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/331976 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso Author: Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt Narrator: Hattie Morahan, Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner, Full Cast Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 18, 2014 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Religious Fiction 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. ©2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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