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Description for Inferno
Paperback. New verse translation by prize-winning translator with facing Italian text, part of Alma Classics Evergreen series. Includes an extensive section on Dante's life and works. Translator(s): Nichols, J. G. Series: Alma Classics Evergreens. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 194 x 26. Weight in Grams: 334.
Dante’s dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earth – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time. Inferno, the first part of Dante’s Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works. ... Read more
Dante’s dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earth – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time. Inferno, the first part of Dante’s Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Alma Classics Evergreens
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847493408
SKU
V9781847493408
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About Dante Alighieri
Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.
Reviews for Inferno
Bravo for this new version of Dante... Bravo, Professor Nichols!
The Church Times
All life is written in Dante's burning pages, and Nichols has done him proud.
Ian Thomson
The Observer
For sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the text, it will be hard to rival.
A.N. Wilson This new translation by ... Read more
The Church Times
All life is written in Dante's burning pages, and Nichols has done him proud.
Ian Thomson
The Observer
For sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the text, it will be hard to rival.
A.N. Wilson This new translation by ... Read more