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The Divine Comedy by Clive James, Dante Alighieri (Hardcover, 2013)
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`Finally I realised that I had been practising for this job every time I wrote a quatrain . . . I had spent all this time - the greater part of a lifetime - preparing my instruments' The Divine Comedy is the precursor of modern literature, and Clive James's new translation - his life's work and decades in the making - presents Dante's entire epic poem in a single song. While many poets and translators have attempted to capture the full glory of The Divine Comedy in English, many have fallen short. Victorian verse translations established an unfortunate tradition of reproducing the sprightly rhyming measures of Dante but at the same time betraying the strain on the translator's powers of invention. For Dante, the dramatic human stories of Hell were exciting, but the spiritual studies of Purgatory and the sublime panoramas of Heaven were no less so. In this incantatory new translation, James - defying the convention by writing in quatrains - tackles these problems head-on and creates a striking and hugely accessible translation that gives us The Divine Comedy as a whole, unified, and dramatic work.Product Identifiers
PublisherPan Macmillan
ISBN-139781447242192
eBay Product ID (ePID)152584433
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Divine Comedy
AuthorClive James, Dante Alighieri
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicPoetry
Publication Year2013
Number of Pages560 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height241mm
Item Width161mm
Item Weight863g
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDante Alighieri, Clive James
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 23 Oct, 2023
Interesting, but needs plenty of careful attention!
Although Clive James' translation of Dante is described as being very readable, I am struggling with it! However I am intending to persevere with it, as it is reputedly a seminal piece of European literature. Regarding the actual physical book itself, it was received in perfect condition. This rather surprised me, as it was shipped in a stout paper envelope. To my mind a large, heavy hardback book like this should be shipped in a proper cardboard book wrapper to avoid the corners being bumped.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 May, 2024
Major work translated by fine modern poet.
Major work translated by fine modern poet.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
