<P><B>A new verse translation by acclaimed prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, with Gustav Doré's iconic illustrations</B></P><P>Dante's dramatic journey down the circles of Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory, and through the spheres of Heaven in search of redemption—and his encounter with devils, monsters, and the souls of sinners and saints—is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking, and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time.