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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1: Inferno (Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Reprint Series)
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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1: Inferno (Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Reprint Series) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 851.1
EAN: 9780195087444
ISBN: 0195087445
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 672
Publication Date: 1997-03-06
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Dewey Decimal Number: 851.1
EAN: 9780195087444
ISBN: 0195087445
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 672
Publication Date: 1997-03-06
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Editorial Review of The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1: Inferno (Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Reprint Series)
This new translation presents the Italian text of the Inferno, and, on facing pages, Robert Durling's new prose translation, which brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dantes extraordinary vision of Hell, with all its terror, pathos, and sardonic humor, and its penetrating analyses of the psychology of sin and the ills that plague society. Readers will prize the directness and clarity, the rich expressiveness, and the rigorous accuracy of this contemporary prose translation, which preserves to an unparalleled degree the order and emphases of Dante's syntax, unhampered by any constraints of meter or rhyme. The Italian text has been newly edited with a view to the needs of American and English readers.
Martinez' and Durling's Introduction and Notes are designed with the first-time reader of the poem in mind, but will be useful to others as well. The concise Introduction presents essential biographical and historical background and a discussion of the form of the poem. The Notes are more extensive than those in most translations currently available, and they contain much new material. In addition, sixteen short essays explore the autobiographical dimension of the poem, the problematic body analogy, the question of Christ's presence in Hell, and individual cantos that have been the subject of controversy, including those on homosexuality. There is an extensive bibliography, and the indexes (to foreign words, passages cited, proper names in the Notes, and proper names in the text) will make the volume particularly useful.
Robert Turner's illustrations include detailed maps of Italy, clearly labeled diagrams of the cosmos and of the structure of Hell, and line drawings of objects and places mentioned in the poem.
Martinez' and Durling's Introduction and Notes are designed with the first-time reader of the poem in mind, but will be useful to others as well. The concise Introduction presents essential biographical and historical background and a discussion of the form of the poem. The Notes are more extensive than those in most translations currently available, and they contain much new material. In addition, sixteen short essays explore the autobiographical dimension of the poem, the problematic body analogy, the question of Christ's presence in Hell, and individual cantos that have been the subject of controversy, including those on homosexuality. There is an extensive bibliography, and the indexes (to foreign words, passages cited, proper names in the Notes, and proper names in the text) will make the volume particularly useful.
Robert Turner's illustrations include detailed maps of Italy, clearly labeled diagrams of the cosmos and of the structure of Hell, and line drawings of objects and places mentioned in the poem.
Customer Reviews of The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1: Inferno (Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri Reprint Series)
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Review Summary: Dante's Inferno: Reprint Series
Review: I found this edition of Dante's most famous book of the Divine Comedy to be excellent in all respects. The translation seemed excedingly accurate -- as an Italian prof. I was working almost exclusively from the original -- in a modern, clean style. Here the attempt is not to replicate the hendecasyllabic verse or the "third rhyming" ("terza rima").
More successful still are the notes that follow each canto, replete with explications of historical and theological references or simply of difficult lines. Not to be discounted too is the introduction which admits to not being exhaustive but is powerfully pithy and a nice springboard from which to attack the text.
Dr. Joseph A. DiLuzio
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Review Summary: Dante's Inferno
Review: I absolutely love this book! The English translations and the notes at the end of each Canto are incredibly helpful.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Best of the Series
Review: Volume 1: Inferno is the best title of Dante's Divine Comedy. He presents a great look into the history of renaissance Italy around the 14th century. Robert M. Durling translates the old Italian in a simplistic yet powerful manner which allows anyone familiar with the language to understand. There are excellent notes at the end of every chapter to help reiterate the points and what they meant in that era. Also, keep a bible handy because several references come directly from the old text.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: NOT WHAT IT CLAIMS TO BE !
Review: This translation was a major disappointment. It claims to be highly literal and accurate, regardless of any awkwardness resulting in the English translation. Well it does manage to be awkward but not accurate. Word choice is often capricious and occasionally downright wrong. The notes, however, are excellent. They reflect the latest in Dante scholarship.
But the notes to the Hollander translation are even better and the translation is faithful and a much smoother read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Stunning clarity of meaning...
Review: This edition of the Inferno is by far the best English translation available for the serious student of Dante. No absurd attempt to emulate the poetic style is made here, it's strictly prose. Moreover, it's clear, easy to read prose. Remember, it was written in the vernacular, and therefore should be read in the simplest vernacular available to the English speaking reader.
Review Summary: Dante's Inferno: Reprint Series
Review: I found this edition of Dante's most famous book of the Divine Comedy to be excellent in all respects. The translation seemed excedingly accurate -- as an Italian prof. I was working almost exclusively from the original -- in a modern, clean style. Here the attempt is not to replicate the hendecasyllabic verse or the "third rhyming" ("terza rima").
More successful still are the notes that follow each canto, replete with explications of historical and theological references or simply of difficult lines. Not to be discounted too is the introduction which admits to not being exhaustive but is powerfully pithy and a nice springboard from which to attack the text.
Dr. Joseph A. DiLuzio
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Dante's Inferno
Review: I absolutely love this book! The English translations and the notes at the end of each Canto are incredibly helpful.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Best of the Series
Review: Volume 1: Inferno is the best title of Dante's Divine Comedy. He presents a great look into the history of renaissance Italy around the 14th century. Robert M. Durling translates the old Italian in a simplistic yet powerful manner which allows anyone familiar with the language to understand. There are excellent notes at the end of every chapter to help reiterate the points and what they meant in that era. Also, keep a bible handy because several references come directly from the old text.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: NOT WHAT IT CLAIMS TO BE !
Review: This translation was a major disappointment. It claims to be highly literal and accurate, regardless of any awkwardness resulting in the English translation. Well it does manage to be awkward but not accurate. Word choice is often capricious and occasionally downright wrong. The notes, however, are excellent. They reflect the latest in Dante scholarship.
But the notes to the Hollander translation are even better and the translation is faithful and a much smoother read.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Stunning clarity of meaning...
Review: This edition of the Inferno is by far the best English translation available for the serious student of Dante. No absurd attempt to emulate the poetic style is made here, it's strictly prose. Moreover, it's clear, easy to read prose. Remember, it was written in the vernacular, and therefore should be read in the simplest vernacular available to the English speaking reader.