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The Divine Comedy: Inferno (Bantam Classics)

by Dante Alighieri

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This timeless Christian allegory has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery fo its own identity. In the Inferno, the first of the Comedy's three parts, Dante is conducted by the spirit of the classical poet Virgil through the nine circles of Hell on the initial stage of his arduous journey toward God.

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"An exciting, vivid Inferno by a translator whose scholarship is impeccable."

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"The English Dante of choice."--Hugh Kenner.

"Exactly what we have waited for these years, a Dante with clarity, eloquence, terror, and profoundly moving depths."--Robert Fagles, Princeton University.

"Tough and supple, tender and violent . . . vigorous, vernacular . . . Mandelbaum's Dante will stand high among modern translations."--The Christian Science Monitor

"Lovers of the English language will be delighted by this eloquently accomplished enterprise."

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In this superb translation with an introduction and commentary by Allen Mandelbaum, all of Dante's vivid images--the earthly, sublime, intellectual, demonic, ecstatic--are rendered with marvelous clarity to read like the words of a poet born in our own age.
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S Cohn, January 12, 2008 (view all comments by S Cohn)
This is a fantastic edition of the Inferno. It is the 1st time I've ever read the Divine Comedy besides excerpts attempting to ape the terza rima. While such exerpts are gratifying the way a 3rd generation video tape of a movie may be, it is far more fullfilling to read a 'literal' representation of the Italian text in English and then frame that within the borders of the original Italian. Singleton's notes are also exceptional and lead to a very complex reading of the text. In short, for someone who cannot speak a word of Italian but wants to have the richest reading of the text, from language to content to the culture the poem draws upon, this is the text to purchase. When I complete the Inferno I plan to complete the rest of the Dante's masterpiece with Singleton holding my hand!! I would also highly recommend reading Tino Georgiou's bestselling novel--The Fates--if you haven't yet!!
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780553213393
Author:
Alighieri, Dante
Publisher:
Bantam Books
Translator:
Mandelbaum, Allen
Illustrator:
Moser, Barry
Contribution:
Moser, Barry
Author:
Dante Alighieri
Author:
Dante Alighieri, translated by Allen Mandelbaum
Author:
Magnus, Laury
Author:
Dante, Alighieri
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Poetry
Subject:
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
Subject:
Continental european
Subject:
Hell
Subject:
Hell -- Poetry.
Copyright:
1980
Edition Number:
Bantam classic ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references
Series:
Bantam Classics
Series Volume:
82-102
Publication Date:
January 1982
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
395
Dimensions:
6.88x4.26x.94 in. .46 lbs.
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