The Divine Comedy Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
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Suitable for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time, this title examines the questions of faith, desire and enlightenmen...
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Suitable for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time, this title examines the questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Robin Kirkpatrick''s masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first timeThe Divine Comedy describes Dante''s descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. This volume includes a new introduction, notes, maps and diagrams ''The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism. . likely to be the best modern version of Dante'' - Bernard O''Donoghue''The most moving lines literature has achieved'' - Jorge Luis Borges''This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation - a deeply-informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read'' - Professor David Wallace, University of PennsylvaniaIndividual editions of Robin Kirkpatrick''s translation - Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso - are also available in Penguin Classics, and include Dante''s Italian printed alongside the English text.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Classics
Udgave
0
ISBN
9780141197494
Sprog
Engelsk
Originalsprog
Sproget kan ikke bestemmes
Sider
752
Udgivelsesdato
29-11-2012
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
2313461
EAN nr.
9780141197494
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
130
Bredde (mm)
196
Længde (mm)
33
Vægt (g)
542