Continuing the paperback edition of Charles S. Singleton's translation of The Divine Comedy, this work provides the English-speaking reader with everything he needs to read and understand the Paradiso. This volume consists of the prose translation of Giorgio Petrocchi's Italian text (which faces the translation on each page); its companion volume of commentary is a masterpiece of erudition, offering a wide range of information on such subjects as Dante's vocabulary, his characters, and the historical sources of incidents in the poem. Professor Singleton provides a clear and profound analysis of the poem's basic allegory, and the illustrations, diagrams, and map clarify points that have previously confused readers of The Divine Comedy.
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"With the publication of Singleton's edition of The Divine Comedy, we have in English . . . A truly scholarly edition which can at last vie with ones in Italian and German. . . . This monumental work will be indispensable for all lovers of this masterpiece who wish to root it in its linguistic, historical and social reality."--Speculum
The Paradiso is a luminous poem of love and light, of optics, angelology, polemics, prayer, prophecy, and transcendent experience. As Dante ascends to the Celestial Rose, in the tenth and final heaven, all the spectacle and splendor of a great poet's vision now becomes accessible to the modern reader in this highly acclaimed, superb dual language edition.
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Seller: Waugh Books, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Very good. Second printing, with corrections. Volume 3 Part 2: Commentary only. Commentary by Charles S. Singleton. Sm 8vo. Cream wrappers, with gilt lettering (over black patch) and gilt Bollingen symbol on spine. 610 pages, with List of Works Cited at end. Illustrated, including four full page maps. Name on front Free End Paper. A few scattered margin brackets and notes, else clean. Bollingen Series LXXX. Second printing, with corrections (1977), of Singleton's Commentary. Seller Inventory # 7324
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0691098883I4N11
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0691098883I3N01
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0691098883I4N11
Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Original hardcover in jacket, jacket is handsome in protective mylar sleeve. Attractive cloth binding with black background and gilt titles on spine. Some minimal reading wear. This is Paradiso, 1 , Italian Text and Translation. Jacket is very good with light rubbing and age-toning along spine. Light wear to the rear in mostly white/cream areas. Handsome copy in mylar sleeve. e3. Seller Inventory # ABE-1777950883274
Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Original hardcover in jacket, jacket is presentable in protective mylar sleeve. Attractive cloth binding with black background and gilt titles on spine. Some minimal reading wear; light creasing along spine. This is Paradiso, 2 , Commentary. Jacket is fair to good with much of the spine being tape-repaired for vertical tearing; chips repaired bottom third; some chipping to top and bottom spine edges. Rubbing and soiling to front and rear of jacket. Still nice in mylar sleeve. e3. Seller Inventory # ABE-1777951135636
Seller: Flipped Pages, Clifton Park, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Bollingen Series. Contains minor shelf ware. Pages are clean and in good shape. Binding is tight. 2nd. Seller Inventory # U2/3/01252026
Seller: Tiber Books, Cockeysville, MD, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . Second printing 8vo, hardcovers, grey cloth. Near fine condition in vg+ djs. Covers and contents clean, unworn, no marking or writing. Bindings square and tight. 389, 607 pp. Seller Inventory # 1261021.30
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Two volume set: volume one is the Italian text and translation, volume two is the comentary. Good in worn and torn dust jackets. Previous owner's name on ffep of both volume; text clean. Seller Inventory # mon0000762246
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hard cover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Volume 2 only. Jacket is lightly tanned along edges. Spine is shaken, but binding is tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. Seller Inventory # 1136603