The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
Under Jamess uncanny touch, seven long centuries drop away, and the great poem is startlingly fresh and new.Stephen Greenblatt
"A translation for readers who are culturally engaged, willing to follow lengthy narratives, and curious about free will and the soulA Dante for fans of Mad Men?" -- Camila Domonoske - NPR.org
"Hugely enjoyable… James allows us a valuable new glimpse into a supremely imaginative mind at work when thought and faith remained indivisible—before God, too, was forced from Paradise." -- Tom Bissell - Harper's
"Perfect for the Don Drapers in your life." -- Megan O’Grady - Vogue.com
"James gives us something sublime: a new way of reading a classic work. James' version is not merely a mirrored word, but a transfigured word. As such, it will no doubt enter the essential Dante canon, and remain there for years to come." -- Earl Pike - Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Hugely enjoyable… James allows us a valuable new glimpse into a supremely imaginative mind at work when thought and faith remained indivisible—before God, too, was forced from Paradise." -- Tom Bissell - Harper's
"Perfect for the Don Drapers in your life." -- Megan O’Grady - Vogue.com
"James gives us something sublime: a new way of reading a classic work. James' version is not merely a mirrored word, but a transfigured word. As such, it will no doubt enter the essential Dante canon, and remain there for years to come." -- Earl Pike - Cleveland Plain Dealer
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. Clive James (1939—2019), author of the best-selling Cultural Amnesia and Poetry Notebook, was an Officer of the Order of Australia and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His writing appeared in the New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and The Atlantic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871407412 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871407418 |
| Title | The Divine Comedy |
| Author | Dante Alighieri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2014-03-11 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Costa Poetry Award 2013 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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