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Inferno (Norton Critical Editions)

2 Ratings: 4.0

A book by Dante Alighieri

This Norton Critical Edition of Dante’s masterpiece is based on Michael Palma’s verse translation, which is acclaimed for its elegant rendering of Dante’s triple-rhyme scheme into contemporary English.Richard Wilbur praises Palma’s … see full wiki

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Author: Dante Alighieri

Genre: Literature & Fiction

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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review by MNeulander. November 20, 2009

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Medieval vision of the afterlife

This was required reading for a graduate course in medieval history. This is a great translation, Norton editions have great articles to help explain the works. Dante Alighieri's (1265-1321) "Devine Comedy" weaved together aspects of biblical and classical Greek literary traditions to produce one of the most important works of not only medieval literature, but also one of the great literary works of Western civilization. The full impact of this 14,000-line poem divided into 100 cantos and three … more

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review by BaronSamedi3. June 17, 2005

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

Welcome to the Jungle

Pros: Photographic, outstanding writing and rhyming. Truly hellish. Cons: Its use by televangelists to get people to hate different people than them. The Bottom Line: Even the most religious nutcases won't want to read this to their kids. It may cause real nightmares in many. In the mind of Dante, there are nine circles of Hell. People don’t take that very seriously these days. That’s because there’s another, tenth … more

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