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Dante Alighieri - Inferno - 9780872209176 - V9780872209176
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Inferno

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Description for Inferno Paperback. Offers a bilingual text and features a translation of the canticle of "The Divine Comedy" by the translator of Virgil's "Aeneid" and Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey". This title includes Introduction and Notes by Anthony Oldcorn. Translator(s): Lombardo, Stanley. Num Pages: 512 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 26. Weight in Grams: 560.
An attractive new alternative as both a translation and a pedagogical tool. The volume includes an excellent introduction by Dante scholar Steven Botterill (Univ. of California, Berkeley), clear and informative notes by lifelong Dantist Anthony Oldcorn, a concise bibliographical note that indicates some important sources on Dante in print and online, and a diagram of Hell; Index of the Damned lists characters who appear in the canticle. The translator's preface explains Lombardo's choices as he faced the always-challenging task of rendering Dante's poetry into English. Among the most interesting choices are the occasional use of rhyme--especially in key passages and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc United States
Number of pages
436
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
Cambridge, MA, United States
ISBN
9780872209176
SKU
V9780872209176
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About Dante Alighieri
Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas. Steven Botterill is Associate Professor of Italian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Anthony Oldcorn is Emeritus Professor of Italian Studies, Brown University.

Reviews for Inferno
An attractive new alternative as both a translation and a pedagogical tool. The volume includes an excellent introduction by Dante scholar Steven Botterill (Univ. of California, Berkeley), clear and informative notes by lifelong Dantist Anthony Oldcorn, a concise bibliographical note that indicates some important sources on Dante in print and online, and a diagram of Hell; Index of the ... Read more

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