Translated by Michael Palma (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Printing. 9.36 X 6.38 X 0.55 inches.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Bilingual edition, English and Italian. Review copy, gently bumped. "Erotic and anti-erotic poems, not for the fainthearted." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Stated First Edition. "If there is an afterexistence in which the individual human consciousness continues, I imagine Dante Alighieri is thanking the Creator for giving him, at last, a Michael Palma." ―Marilyn Nelson, author of A Wreath for Emmett Till When Michael Palma's translation of the Inferno appeared in 2002, it defied the conventional wisdom of literary commentators who had long argued that Dante's intricate terza rima form simply could not be rendered in "rhyme-poor" English. But Palma's achievement in rhyming tercets was quickly received as a spectacular feat of poetic artistry that was "accurate. admirably clear, and readable" (Richard Wilbur) and that, "in capturing the sense, sound, and spirit of the original. comes close to perfection" (X. J. Kennedy). Now, more than two decades later, Palma has applied the same virtuosic attention to the form and flow of the Purgatorio and Paradiso, attending to both the tiniest details and the grand design of the entire Commedia and offering a fluid and readable English version that reveals to contemporary readers the sound, sense, and awe-inspiring beauty of Italian literature's greatest poem. Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321. Michael Palma has published six collections of original poetry and nearly twenty books of translations of modern and contemporary poets. He has received numerous awards, including the Italo Calvino Award from the Translation Center of Columbia University. His most recent book is Faithful in My Fashion: Essays on the Translation of Poetry. He lives in Vermont.…

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Advance Reading Copy. Glossy wrappers. Light foxing on page edges, corners rubbed, near fine.

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Pictorial wrappers. Near fine with curling on the panels. Signed and Inscribed by the translator to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman. Poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second printing. Octavo. xxii, 392pp. Fine in fine dust jacket. Inscribed by Michael Palma to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman on the title page. Laid in is "The Academy of American Poets" News Release letter and an "Extract from *Quaderni Di Yip: Volume I, 2001: Quaternio: Four Questions on Poetry*, Yale University", containing pages 97-102. Signed. …

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Trade paperback. 254pp. Introductory essay by Eugenio Montale. Fine in glossy wrappers. Warmly Inscribed by the editor Michael Palma to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman. Signed.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Glossy wrappers. Fine. Signed and Inscribed by the translator to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman. Poetry.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Signed and inscribed by poet on first page, and with handwritten presentation letter by poet tucked inside. In Italian and English; illustrated. Binding slightly cocked, apparently at binding. Limited modest shelfwear.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 134pp. Fine in glossy wrappers. Affectionately Inscribed to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman by the translator Michael Palma. Poetry.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. 67pp. Printed mustard wrappers. Fine. Warmly Inscribed by the Michael Palma to fellow poet Daniel Hoffman. A scarce copy, especially Inscribed, most are owned by institutions.