Inferno
Dante Alighieri 1265-1321
Inferno / Dante Alighieri ; translated by J.G. Nichols. - Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2014. - 402 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Translation originally published: London : Hesperus Press, 2005. A revised version of this translation first published by Alma Classics Ltd (previously Oneworld Classics Ltd) in 2010--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dante's dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earth – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time.
Inferno, the first part of Dante's Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author's life and works.
Text in Italian with parallel translation, notes and commentary in English.
9781847493408
Hell--Poetry
Inferno / Dante Alighieri ; translated by J.G. Nichols. - Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2014. - 402 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Translation originally published: London : Hesperus Press, 2005. A revised version of this translation first published by Alma Classics Ltd (previously Oneworld Classics Ltd) in 2010--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dante's dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earth – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time.
Inferno, the first part of Dante's Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author's life and works.
Text in Italian with parallel translation, notes and commentary in English.
9781847493408
Hell--Poetry
