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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri

Volume 1: Inferno
By Dante Alighieri
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri is Dante's epic journey through Hell, revealing a vivid vision filled with terror, pathos, and sardonic humour. This first volume of a new prose translation by Robert Durling presents the Inferno with renewed power and accuracy, exploring profound psychological analyses of sin and societal ills. The edition provides the original Italian text alongside the translation, enriched with comprehensive notes and sixteen scholarly essays.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is ideal for students, scholars, and first-time readers interested in classic literature, Italian poetry, and cultural studies. It suits those wishing to study the original text alongside a clear, accessible English translation, supported by detailed commentary and critical essays.

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This is the first volume of a prose translation of Dante's epic.

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This is the first volume of a new prose translation of Dante's epic - the first in twenty-five years. Robert Durling's translation brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with its terror, pathos, and sardonic humour, and its penetrating analyses of the psychology of sin and the ills that plague society.

A newly edited version of the Italian text can be found on facing pages, and this edition includes fully comprehensive notes as well as sixteen essays on special subjects.

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Critics praise this edition as user-friendly and highly suitable for serious students and newcomers alike. The translation is noted for its fluency and concrete accuracy, surpassing previous versions. Esteemed reviewers from The Christian Science Monitor, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal highlight its reliability and scholarly value. Academics regard it as one of the best English editions, complete with extensive notes and essays enhancing the experience of Dante's cosmos.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780195087444

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 June 1997

Country: United States

Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc

Illustration: line drawings

Contributors:

  • Edited and translated by Robert M. Durling
  • Introduction by Ronald L. Martinez
  • Illustrated by Robert Turner
  • Introduction by Robert M. Durling

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 45.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 903g

Pages: 672

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Dante Alighieri Non-Fiction Poetry

About the Author

Robert M. Durling is Professor Emeritus of English and Italian Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Ronald L. Martinez is Professor of Italian at Brown University. Their works together include Dante's Inferno and Purgatorio and Time and the Crystal: Studies in Dante's "Rime petrose." Robert Turner has been a professional illustrator for thirty years.

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