Dante Alighieri's "Divine Comedy": v. 1 - Softcover

Alighieri, Dante

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253329671 ISBN 13: 9780253329677

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 1997

Synopsis

The publication of the first two volumes of the six-volume "Divine Comedy" brings readers Mark Musa's vivid verse translation of the "Inferno". Musa has revised his earlier version, long cited as the most accessible and reliable of the English translations. The dual-language first volume presents Musa's translation with facing Italian text. Students of translation theory and comparative literature-and the general reader-will delight in the opportunity to read this fresh, crisp translation against the original Italian verse. Musa's lifetime study of the "Inferno" has been compiled in the second volume, an extensive Commentary, where Musa examines and discusses the critical commentary of other Dante scholars and presents his own ideas and interpretations, shedding light on Dante's text as well as on his own translation.

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Review

Among currently available parallel-text editions, this one certainly has the most elaborate and helpful annotation . . . * Choice *

Book Description

Renowned critic and poet Clive James presents the crowning achievement of his career: a monumental translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award 2013.

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0253329671
• ISBN 13: 9780253329677
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 6