Clive James, Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447244226
- author:
- Clive James, Dante Alighieri
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Picador
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 560
- Dimensions:
- 13 x 3.4 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Poetry, Drama & Criticism, Poetry,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Dante Alighieri's epic poem is presented in a single song by Clive James, who has spent decades bringing it to life. This translation tackles the challenges of conveying the full range of Dante's work, from Hell's dramatic human stories to Purgatory's spiritual studies and Heaven's sublime panoramas.
James defies convention by writing his version in quatrains, creating a striking and accessible translation that unifies the poem as a whole. The result is an incantatory reading experience that brings Dante's masterpiece to life in English.
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