
Inferno
Dante Alighieri(Author)
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
Published on 16. October 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-393-42798-1 (ISBN)
Description
Michael Palma's translation of the Inferno reproduces in contemporary English Dante's intricate triple-rhyming terza rima form, defying the conventional wisdom of literary commentators who long argued that it simply cannot be done. This spectacular feat of poetic artistry- "accurate ... admirably clear, and readable" (Richard Wilbur)-"in capturing the sense, sound, and spirit of the original ... comes close to perfection" (X.J. Kennedy).
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
173 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-42798-1 (9780393427981)
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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321. Michael Palma has published six collections of original poetry and nearly twenty books of translations of modern and contemporary poets. He has received numerous awards, including the Italo Calvino Award from the Translation Center of Columbia University. His most recent book is Faithful in My Fashion: Essays on the Translation of Poetry. He lives in Vermont.