An expanded version of the nineteenth-century poem in which a small girl accompanies a star on a journey through the night sky, examining both heavenly bodies and the earth below. Includes music on last page.
When the Cu bird who has been naked since creation is dressed with one feather from each of the other birds, he decides he's too handsome to remain with the others.
Describes what the blind poet Virgil encounters as he passes through the various cycles on his trip through hell. Presented verse-by-verse in both Italian and English.