| The Divine Comedy Selected Cantos: A Dual-Language Book Contributor(s): Dante (Author), Appelbaum, Stanley (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486411273 ISBN-13: 9780486411279 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2000 Annotation: Sublime poetic masterpiece recounting the poet's allegorical journey through the afterlife follows Dante through the infernal regions of Hell, where punishment is determined by gravity of sinner's transgressions, through Purgatory where souls are atoning for their misdeeds and to the entrance to Paradise, where he meets his beloved Beatrice. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Medieval - Poetry | European - Italian |
| Dewey: 851.1 |
| LCCN: 99056403 |
| Series: Dover Dual Language Italian |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (0.85 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Begun about 1307 and completed in 1321, Dante's sublime poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is one of the world's great works of literature. It comprises an extraordinarily vivid and imaginative account of the poet's allegorical journey through the afterlife. Complementing its depiction of the world beyond, the poem's abundant allusions to earthly history and politics, vivid portrayals of Dante's friends and enemies, and many references to contemporary Italian affairs make it an intensely human, realistic portrait of life on earth. Led in his travels by the classical poet Virgil, Dante descends through the nine circles of Hell, where punishment is determined by the gravity of the sinner's transgressions. He then ascends the mountain of Purgatory, encountering souls atoning for their misdeeds, and, at the summit, is met at the entrance to Paradise by Beatrice, his beloved. Throughout his pilgrimage, he meets characters drawn from ancient Roman and medieval times (philosophers, heroes, emperors, popes, and politicians, among others) as well as numerous personalities from the Italy of his day. This dual-language edition includes the complete texts of 33 of the original 100 cantos or songs; each omitted canto is summarized in its proper place to provide continuity. The selection of cantos and the excellent line-for-line translations from Italian into English are by Stanley Appelbaum, who also has provided an informative Introduction and useful notes. |