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The Divine Comedy

Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso

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The Divine Comedy

By: Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt
Narrated by: Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner, Hattie Morahan, Full Cast
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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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Great performance and I like the length of time.
That said I did just play through while distracted and didn’t catch everything that was going on, which is normal for me anyway.

All the best fiction audiobooks I get familiar with in chunks and cunt wait to have a full grasp of the story.

Need To Listen Through Again

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This was the most amazing story I have ever listened to. Glory be to the Lord, Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Epic

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feel like a bit of the detail in the book was lost in the translation to a play, but fantastic as none the less

entertaining listen

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Just a joy to listen to. I hope to hear more like this as was such a moving performance.

Just Beautiful

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For a story to survive from the 1300s, you can know that it is universal in its appeal, covering a human’s journey of learning from life’s harsh events, leading to evolution and enlightenment. Excellent direction, performance and sound design.

Extraordinary

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