My first exposure to Dante was John Ciardi's version in college for a philosophy class I took. I loved it since it gave an outline to each Canto and described

My first exposure to Dante was John Ciardi's version in college for a philosophy class I took. I loved it since it gave an outline to each Canto and described what you were about to read. You then have his notes at the end of each Canto, which helps if you missed some of the references he makes. Here is that version - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-inferno-dante-alighieri/1115435265?ean=9780451531391 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-inferno-dante-alighieri/...