{"product_id":"dante-hell","title":"Dante Hell","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eLay down all hope, you that go in by me . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThrough the gates of Hell, past whirling hurricanes, leering devils and rivers\nof blood, lies the ultimate evil: Satan himself. Masterfully translated by\nDorothy L. Sayers, this first instalment of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e tells\nthe captivating tale of Dante and Virgil’s arduous journey through the nine\ncircles of the underworld, and remains one of the most influential works in\nliterary history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence. His family, of\nminor nobility, was not wealthy nor especially distinguished; his mother died\nwhen he was a child, his father before 1283. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAt about the age of 20 he married Gemma Donati, by whom he\nhad three children. Little is known of Dante's formal education-it is likely to\nhave included study with the Dominicans, the Augustinians, and the Franciscans\nin Florence, and at the university in Bologna. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn 1295 he entered Florentine politics and in the summer of\n1300 he became one of the six governing Priors of Florence. In 1301, the\npolitical situation forced Dante and his party into exile. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor the rest of his life he wandered through Italy, perhaps\nstudied at Paris, while depending for refuge on the generosity of various\nnobles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHe continued to write and at some point late in life he took\nasylum in Ravenna where he completed the Divine Commedia and died, much\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TIMES DISTRIBUTION PTE LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44770735653071,"sku":"9780241752159","price":13.08,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_f5f235d3-a548-4dc4-ad43-caa55b76b063.jpg?v=1774948194","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/dante-hell","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}