The Divine Comedy: Anniversary Edition (newly Translated And Annotated With Illustrations By Gustave Dore)
By (author) Alighieri, Dante
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By (author) Alighieri, Dante
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Part of Alma Classics Dante Collection to include all the works by the Italian bard. This edition is published to celebrate 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and it includes extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works.
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Review quote:
For sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the text, it will be hard to rival. - A.N. Wilson
Biographical note:
Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.
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Part of Alma Classics Dante Collection to include all the works by the Italian bard. This edition is published to celebrate 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and it includes extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works.
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New edition published to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death
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Presented here in a verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols
Feature:
Contains extensive notes, black and white illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works
Short description/annotation:
Part of Alma Classics Dante Collection to include all the works by the Italian bard. This edition is published to celebrate 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and it includes extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works.
Description:
Dante’s dramatic journey down the circles of Hell, up the mountain of Purgatory and through the spheres of Heaven in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of sinners and saints – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time.
This 700th Anniversary Edition of The Divine Comedy is presented in a verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works.
Review quote:
For sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the text, it will be hard to rival. - A.N. Wilson
Biographical note:
Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.
Promotional headline:
Part of Alma Classics Dante Collection to include all the works by the Italian bard. This edition is published to celebrate 700th anniversary of the death of the mediaeval poet and it includes extensive notes, illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works.
Feature:
New edition published to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death
Feature:
Presented here in a verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols
Feature:
Contains extensive notes, black and white illustrations by Gustave Doré and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works
