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.

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in 1265. His early poetry falls into the tradition of love poetry that passed from the Provencal to such Italian poets as Guido Cavalcanti, Dante''s friend and mentor. Dante''s first major work is the Vita Nuova, 1293-1294. This sequence of lyrics, sonnets, and prose narrative describes his l...

Title:Inferno

Format:Mass Market Paperback

Product dimensions:432 pages, 6.86 X 4.16 X 0.92 in

Shipping dimensions:432 pages, 6.86 X 4.16 X 0.92 in

Published:January 1, 1982

Publisher:Random House Publishing Group

Language:English

Appropriate for ages:All ages

ISBN - 13:9780553213393

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