| Paradiso Contributor(s): Alighieri, Dante (Author), Hollander, Robert (Translator), Hollander, Jean (Translator) |
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ISBN: 140003115X ISBN-13: 9781400031153 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: With his journeys through Hell and Purgatory complete, Dante is at last led by his beloved Beatrice to Paradise. Where his experiences in the "Inferno" and "Purgatorio" were arduous and harrowing, this is a journey of comfort, revelation, and, above all, love-both romantic and divine. Robert Hollander is a Dante scholar of unmatched reputation and his wife, Jean, is an accomplished poet. Their verse translation with facing-page Italian combines maximum fidelity to Dante's text with the artistry necessary to reflect the original's virtuosity. They have produced the clearest, most accurate, and most readable translation of the three books of "The Divine Comedy," with unsurpassable footnotes and introductions, likely to be a touchstone for generations to come. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Poetry | Medieval - Poetry | European - Italian |
| Dewey: 851.1 |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 5.1" W x 8" (1.65 lbs) 1024 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With his journeys through Hell and Purgatory complete, Dante is at last led by his beloved Beatrice to Paradise. Where his experiences in the Inferno and Purgatorio were arduous and harrowing, this is a journey of comfort, revelation, and, above all, love-both romantic and divine. Robert Hollander is a Dante scholar of unmatched reputation and his wife, Jean, is an accomplished poet. Their verse translation with facing-page Italian combines maximum fidelity to Dante's text with the artistry necessary to reflect the original's virtuosity. They have produced the clearest, most accurate, and most readable translation of the three books of The Divine Comedy, with unsurpassable footnotes and introductions, likely to be a touchstone for generations to come. |