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Dante: Divine Comedy for iPad app for iPhone and iPad


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Education Book
Developer: Dathlon
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.5.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 09 Nov 2010
App size: 62.64 Mb

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri in the bilingual version with the classical English translation by H. W. Longfellow, complete with his commentary, and the original italian text, all this enriched by the valuable collection of 130+ fine illustrations by Gustave Doré, and many other features to enrich the reading experience.

Dante: Divine Comedy (English), is the first annoteBook for iPad in English, a series whose e-books can be annotated by the reader in a simple and intuitive way. Plus, in this version the full commmentary of the translator with over 2100 notes is included to guide the less experienced readers to the understanding of this immortal masterpiece. To add further value to this book, a full list of characters and places in available, as well as a very useful and detailed description of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.

The new reading application for iPad of the annoteBook series has been redesigned to make full use of the screen’s real estate. With the new engine the reading experience is more involving, while the powerful functionalities of the applications can be used in a more simple way. For instance, you can produce a PDF document for a single canto with your notes, and send it by mail. Or you can exchange your notes with your friends. All these features make the annoteBook series one of the most advanced e-book readers available on iPhone/iPad.

Unique in its features:
• Two books in one with the original italian text and the classical english translation by H. W. Longfellow.
• The complete collection of Gustave Doré’s illustrations.
• Index of books and illustrations.
• Personal notes can be written for each verse.
• Notes can be saved on a computer/copied from a computer (in this way they can be transferred to another copy of the Comedy). Requires wi-fi connection.
• Automatic bookmark: by reopening the application you will be automatically repositioned where you left the reading.
• Unlimited annotable bookmarks on single lines.
• Word search, with powerful search engine.
• In-application e-mail of the of the cantos, also in PDF format, with the option of including the personal annotations.
• Additional resources, with index of characters and places and concept map.
• Easy reading with a choice of font sizes.
• Choice of background page color for reading under different ligth conditions
• Verse numbers can be shown or hidden.