Cantos 1-34 with translations by Henry Francis Cary (1814), Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867), and Charles Eliot Norton (1891).
+Being the most popular of the three parts, the Inferno speaks for itself and functions as a complete work on its own, delivering a timeless, full narrative arc. "Any attempt to summarize its philosophical content or significance is to a certain degree an act of folly." + Rather than commit such folly, I defer to this thoughtful and succinct examination from the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. +
+A background in studying French and Italian literature. + Written in blank verse. + One of the earliest complete English translations of the Commedia. + William Blake reportedly had thought Cary's translation to be "superior to all others". +
+American poet and professor of Italian at Harvard College. + Written in blank tercets. First complete translation by an American author. + Prior to writing, the formation of the "Dante Club" in order to study the literature included amongst the group: + Charles Eliot Norton. +
+American author and professor of Art at Harvard College. + First complete prose translation of the Commedia by an American author; + departing from the conventional and also intrinsic poetic structure of the original text. +
+I came across these websites that offer neat resources and supplementary material to Dante, The Divine Comedy and Inferno.
+World of Dante - A very comprehensive study resource of the material. A+ for its web design.
+Danteworlds - A very well-made interactive experience with unique commentary that is well worth reading.
+Dartmouth Dante Project - Searchable database of scholarly commentaries on the Divine Comedy.
+Dante Comedy - A glossary/index of names & places in the Inferno. Contains a lot more tid bits of information that is missing from here.
+A Gallery of Inferno - A collection of Gustave Doré's illustrations to accompany the Inferno.
+All content on this page is in the public domain - + [1], + [2], + [3]. +
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