Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Dante; Hollander, Robert; Hollander, Jean |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Date: | 1/8/2002 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
“Probably the most finely accomplished and … most enduring” translation (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of this essential work of world literature
—from a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante and an accomplished poet.
“The Hollanders … act as latter-day Virgils, guiding us through the Italian text that is printed on the facing page.” —The Economist
The epic grandeur of Dante’s masterpiece has inspired readers for 700 years, and has entered the human imagination. But the further we move from the late medievalworld of Dante, the more a rich understanding and enjoyment of the poem depends onknowledgeable guidance. Robert Hollander and Jean Hollander have written a beautifully accurateand clear verse translation of the first volume of Dante’s epic poem, the the original Italian text opposite the translation, this editionalso offers an extensive and accessible introduction and generous commentaries thatdraw on centuries of scholarship as well as Robert Hollander’s own decades of teachingand research. The Hollander translation is the new standard in English of this essentialwork.
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