The Penguin Book of Hell
Zoomicon-zoom-in
The Penguin Book of Hell
The Penguin Book of Hell

The Penguin Book of Hell

By
Scott G. Bruce (Contributor)  

Paperback

In Stock

Quantity
Journey into the underworld through three thousand years of visions of hell, from the ancient Near East to modern America From the Hebrew Bible's shadowy realm of Sheol to twenty-first-century visions of Hell on earth, The Penguin Book of Hell takes us through three thousand years of eternal damnation. Along the way, you'll take a ferry ride with Aeneas to Hades, across the river Acheron; meet the Devil as imagined by a twelfth-century Irish monk - a monster with a thousand giant hands; wander the nine circles of Hell in Dante's Inferno and witness the debates that raged in Victorian England when new scientific advances cast doubt on the idea of an eternal hereafter. Drawing upon religious poetry, epics, theological treatises, stories of miracles and accounts of saints' lives, this fascinating volume of hellscapes illuminates how Hell has long haunted us, in both life and death.
Scott G. Bruce is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Undead and The Penguin Book of Hell, and the author of three books about the abbey of Cluny. He is a professor of history at Fordham University in New York City. He worked his way through college as a gravedigger.
  • Contributor: Scott G. Bruce
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • ISBN13: 9780143131625
  • Number of Pages: 320
  • Packaged Dimensions: 130x197x22mm
  • Packaged Weight: 241
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Release Date: 2019-03-28
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Scott G. Bruce is the editor of The Penguin Book of the Undead and The Penguin Book of Hell, and the author of three books about the abbey of Cluny. He is a professor of history at Fordham University in New York City. He worked his way through college as a gravedigger.

Delivery Options

Home Delivery

Store Delivery

Free Returns

We hope you are delighted with everything you buy from us. However, if you are not, we will refund or replace your order up to 30 days after purchase. Terms and exclusions apply; find out more from our Returns and Refunds Policy.