| The Inferno Contributor(s): Alighieri, Dante (Author), Hollander, Robert (Translator), Hollander, Jean (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0385496982 ISBN-13: 9780385496988 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, and" has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance. Robert Hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante, and Jean Hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a beautifully accurate and clear verse translation of the first volume of Dante's epic poem, the Divine Comedy. Featuring the original Italian text opposite the translation, this edition also offers an extensive and accessible introduction and generous commentaries that draw on centuries of scholarship as well as Robert Hollander's own decades of teaching and research. The Hollander translation is the new standard in English of this essential work of world literature. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Poetry | Medieval |
| Dewey: 851.1 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 5.44" W x 8" (1.20 lbs) 736 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The epic grandeur of Dante's masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, and has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medieval world of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends on knowledgeable guidance. Robert Hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante, and Jean Hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a beautifully accurate and clear verse translation of the first volume of Dante's epic poem, the Divine Comedy. Featuring the original Italian text opposite the translation, this edition also offers an extensive and accessible introduction and generous commentaries that draw on centuries of scholarship as well as Robert Hollander's own decades of teaching and research. The Hollander translation is the new standard in English of this essential work of world literature. |