Maria Francesca Rossetti (1827-76) explains the perplexing universe of the Divine Comedy in this 1871 essay. Including maps of Paradise and the Inferno, invaluable linguistic notes, and beautiful translations by William Rossetti and Henry Longfellow, her exegesis is still among the finest introductions to Dante available today.
First published in 1871, this essay is still one of the best introductions to Dante available today.