{"product_id":"9780141197494-divine-comedy-the","title":"The Divine Comedy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for students as well as the general reader who is coming to the great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time, this title examines the questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Kirkpatrick's masterful verse translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy \u003c\/i\u003edescribes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume includes a new introduction, notes, maps and diagrams   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism. likely to be the best modern version of Dante' - Bernard O'Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The most moving lines literature has achieved' - Jorge Luis Borges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation - a deeply-informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read' - Professor David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndividual editions of Robin Kirkpatrick's translation - \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e - are also available in Penguin Classics, and include Dante's Italian printed alongside the English text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30341470945377,"sku":"9780141197494","price":13.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34111784.jpg?v=1746708485","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141197494-divine-comedy-the","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}