The Divine Comedy
Author: Alighieri, Dante
ISBN: 9780142437223
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 24 Apr 2003
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;An acclaimed translation of Dante AlighieriP#39;s Plt;iPgt;The Divine Comedy Volume 1: Inferno Plt;/iPgt;that retains all the style, power and meaning of the originalPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A Penguin ClassicPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves DanteP#39;s simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark MusaP#39;s blank verse rendition of the poetP#39;s journey through the circles of hell recreates for the modern reader the rich meanings that DanteP#39;s poem had for his contemporaries. MusaP#39;s introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text.P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700P#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theP#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateP#160;translations by award-winning translators.
ISBN: 9780142437223
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 24 Apr 2003
Pages: 432
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;An acclaimed translation of Dante AlighieriP#39;s Plt;iPgt;The Divine Comedy Volume 1: Inferno Plt;/iPgt;that retains all the style, power and meaning of the originalPlt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;A Penguin ClassicPlt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt; This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves DanteP#39;s simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark MusaP#39;s blank verse rendition of the poetP#39;s journey through the circles of hell recreates for the modern reader the rich meanings that DanteP#39;s poem had for his contemporaries. MusaP#39;s introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text.P#160;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700P#160;titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theP#160;series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateP#160;translations by award-winning translators.
