Hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as 'a work of profound satiric fury' and by Bookpage as 'funny and deeply affecting,' Birk and Sanders' masterwork is now available for the
first time in a substantial and sumptuous slipcased set. The pair's innovative and authentic adaptation of Dante's epic, coupled with Birk's striking play on Gustave Dor 's classic
illustrations, make this a Divine Comedy for the 21st century. Acclaimed by both the literary and art worlds; rife with contemporary turns of phrase and slang (just as the original poem
was written in the vernacular of its day) and pointed visions of the afterlife as contemporary cities; and rich with bold allusion, cultural critique, and wit this is the must-have collection
of modern classics.
