內容簡介
內容簡介 《神曲》(義大利文:Divina Commedia),是義大利詩人但丁的史詩,寫於1307年至1321年。《神曲》被認為是歐洲最偉大的文學作品之一,也是世界最重要的文學作品之一。全詩為三部《地獄篇》《煉獄篇》《天堂篇》,每部33首,最前面增加一首序詩,一共100首。詩句是三行一段,連鎖押韻,各首長短大致相等,每部也基本相等。(地獄4720行;煉獄4755行;天堂4758行),每部都以「群星」(stelle)一詞結束。 地獄篇 (Inferno):地獄形似一個上寬下窄的漏斗,共9層。第一層是林勃,生於基督之前,未能接受洗禮的古代異教徒,在這裡等候上帝的審判。在其餘8層,罪人的靈魂按生前所犯的罪孽(貪色、饕餮、貪婪、憤怒、信奉邪教、強暴、欺詐、背叛),分別接受不同的嚴酷刑罰。 地獄之門上的銘刻: 「這裡直通悲慘之城, 由我這裡直通無盡之苦, 這裡直通墮落眾生. . .我永存不朽, 我之前,萬象未形, 只有永恆的事物存在,來者啊!快將一切希望揚棄!」 (Inferno III 1-9) 地獄過道:騎牆派的亡魂在此受苦受難,他們跟隨著一面永遠無法停止的無主旗幟四處飄蕩,一邊受可怕的牛虻和馬蜂叮蜇。其中包含撒旦叛天時沒有表達鮮明立場的天使。 這時將目光放遠一點,看見大河河畔聚集著無數亡魂,這條河名為阿刻戎河(Acheron),亦名苦難之河、禍川。船伕卡戎(Charon)在此將安葬的亡魂送到對岸的冥府。One of the greatest works of world literature. ‘Energetic, racy, rude and lyrical...buy this translation and spend a damn good season in hell’ Independent‘Abandon all hope, you who enter here…’When Dante finds himself lost in a dark and menacing wood, the ghost of Virgil offers to lead him to safety. It is a path that will take him though the kingdom of Satan, through the nine circles of hell and the gruesome sufferings of the damned.Inferno has fascinated generations of readers - inspiring films, operas, comics, video games and works from writers such as Balzac, Pound, and most recently Dan Brown. Written while Dante was in exile and under the threat of being burned at the stake, this dramatic vision of Hell still has the power to shock