Divine comedy

Rubriek: Textual/Printed/Reference Materials - Boek

Prijs: € 11.41

Rating: 4.4/5

★

★

★

★

★

★

Verzending:
Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, maandag in huis

Suitable for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time, this title examines the questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.

Robin Kirkpatrick's masterful verse translation of The Divine Comedy, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.

This volume includes a new introduction, notes, maps and diagrams

'The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism... likely to be the best modern version of Dante' - Bernard O'Donoghue

'The most moving lines literature has achieved' - Jorge Luis Borges

'This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation - a deeply-informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read' - Professor David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania

Individual editions of Robin Kirkpatrick's translation - Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso - are also available in Penguin Classics, and include Dante's Italian printed alongside the English text.

• 1 Bekijk alle specificaties

The Divine Comedy

Rating: 4.4 / 5 | Prijs: € 17.99

Dante s masterpiece of literature is well matched by the peerless art of gustave dor dante and his guides virgil and beatrice journey through the cantos in an allegory of the passage of the soul through the afterlife with the subtle engraving of dor s illustrations perfectly complementin Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, maandag in huis .. MEER INFO

Divine Comedy

Rating: 4 / 5 | Prijs: € 31.99

A landmark of world literature the divine comedy tells of the poet dante s travels through hell purgatory and paradise in search of salvation before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly beatrice he learns the meaning of evil sin damnation and forgiveness through a series of unforgettabl 9 dagen .. MEER INFO

Inferno

Rating: 4.7 / 5 | Prijs: € 19.09

Part of penguins beautiful hardback clothbound classics series designed by the award winning coralie bickford smith these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high quality colourful tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design describing dantes descent into hell midway through his Op voorraad. Voor 23:59 uur besteld, zaterdag in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 29 november 2012

Aantal pagina's: 736

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Dante Alighieri

Tweede Auteur: Stephen Wyatt

Co Auteur: , Dante Alighieri

Hoofdillustrator: Gustave Dore

Tweede Illustrator: Gustave Dor�

Co Illustrator: Alex Struik

Hoofdredacteur: D Gardner

Tweede Redacteur: Richard S. Hartmetz

Hoofduitgeverij: Penguin Classics

Eerste Vertaler: John Aitken Carlyle

Tweede Vertaler: Thomas Okey

Co Vertaler(s): Philip H Wicksteed

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 129 mm

Product hoogte: 37 mm

Product lengte: 196 mm

Studieboek: Nee

Verpakking breedte: 107 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 40 mm

Verpakking lengte: 193 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 687 g

EAN: 9780141197494

---