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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100142437220

ISBN-139780142437223

eBay Product ID (ePID)2428861

Product Key Features

Edition2

Book TitleDivine Comedy : Volume 1: Inferno

Number of Pages432 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicSubjects & Themes / Death, Grief, Loss, Epic, General, Ancient & Classical

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenrePoetry

AuthorDante Alighieri

Book SeriesDivine Comedy Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight12.3 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN83-017423

Reviews"Musa operates on the principle that a translator''s first duty is to render the original text as exactly as possible without compromising the literary quality of the work.... [This is] the best English-language version of the Inferno currently available." - Library Journal, "Musa operates on the principle that a translator's first duty is to render the original text as exactly as possible without compromising the literary quality of the work.... [This is] the best English-language version of the Inferno currently available." - Library Journal

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Commentaries byMusa, Mark

Volume NumberVol. 1

Grade ToUP

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisAn acclaimed translation of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy Volume 1- Inferno that retains all the style, power and meaning of the original A Penguin Classic This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves Dante's simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark Musa's blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell recreates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had for his contemporaries. Musa's introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators., An acclaimed translation of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy Volume 1: Inferno that retains all the style, power and meaning of the original A Penguin Classic This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves Dante's simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark Musa's blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell recreates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had for his contemporaries. Musa's introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPQ4315.M8 1984