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The Divine Comedy, III. Paradiso, Vol. III. Part 2

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By Dante Alighieri
Series: Bollingen Series
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The Divine Comedy, III. Paradiso, Vol. III. Part 2 continues Charles S. Singleton's authoritative English translation of Dante Alighieri's classic. This volume presents Giorgio Petrocchi's Italian text alongside Singleton's clear prose translation, enabling readers to fully engage with the rich allegory of Paradiso. Supplemented with illustrations, diagrams, and maps, it illuminates the poem’s complex vocabulary, characters, and historical context.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This edition is ideal for serious students of classical literature, scholars of Dante, and readers interested in deeply understanding the cultural and allegorical layers of The Divine Comedy.

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Provides the English-speaking reader with everything he needs to read and understand the "Paradiso". This work provides a profound analysis of the poem's basic allegory, and the illustrations, diagrams, and map clarify points that have confused readers of "The Divine Comedy".

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Continuing the paperback edition of Charles S. Singleton's translation of The Divine Comedy, this work provides the English-speaking reader with everything needed to read and understand the Paradiso.

This volume consists of the prose translation of Giorgio Petrocchi's Italian text, which faces the translation on each page. Its companion volume of commentary is a masterpiece of erudition, offering a wide range of information on such subjects as Dante's vocabulary, his characters, and the historical sources of incidents in the poem.

Professor Singleton provides a clear and profound analysis of the poem's basic allegory, and the illustrations, diagrams, and map clarify points that have previously confused readers of The Divine Comedy.

Series: Bollingen Series

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Critics have lauded Singleton's edition as a truly scholarly work that rivals editions in Italian and German. Speculum praised it as "a monumental work" essential for lovers of Dante, offering profound insights into the linguistic, historical, and social dimensions of this timeless masterpiece.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780691019130

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 1991

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Contributors:

  • Translated by Charles S. Singleton

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 652g

Pages: 624

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Arts & Culture Classic Poetry Dante Alighieri Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Bollingen Series

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