Dante's Divine Trilogy (Canons) - Softcover

Gray, Alasdair; Alighieri, Dante

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9781786897022: Dante's Divine Trilogy (Canons)

Synopsis

In this masterful retelling of one of the greatest works of world literature, Alasdair Gray - in his last work - offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Lyrical and modern, this complete edition brings all three parts of Dante's epic journey through Hell and Purgatory and on to Paradise together in a single volume for the first time.

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About the Authors

Born in 1934, Alasdair Gray graduated in design and mural painting from the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981, when Lanark was published by Canongate, he authored, designed and illustrated seven novels, several books of short stories, a collection of his stage, radio and TV plays and a book of his visual art, A Life in Pictures. In November 2019, he received a Lifetime Achievement award by the Saltire Society. He died in December 2019, aged eighty-five. He lived in Glasgow.

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages and the author of the Divine Comedy.

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