Inferno (Hackett Classics) (English and Italian Edition)

Dante Alighieri

ISBN 10: 0872209172 / ISBN 13: 9780872209176

Published by Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2009

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0872209172I2N00

Synopsis:

An attractive new alternative as both a translation and a pedagogical tool. The volume includes an excellent introduction by Dante scholar Steven Botterill (Univ. of California, Berkeley), clear and informative notes by lifelong Dantist Anthony Oldcorn, a concise bibliographical note that indicates some important sources on Dante in print and online, and a diagram of Hell; Index of the Damned lists characters who appear in the canticle. The translator's preface explains Lombardo's choices as he faced the always-challenging task of rendering Dante's poetry into English. Among the most interesting choices are the occasional use of rhyme--especially in key passages and at the end of each canto, where interlocking rhymes that mimic Dante's terza rima are consistently employed--and an emphasis on creating a version that works well as an oral presentation, following the long tradition of private, public, and theatrical readings of the poem. The volume includes the original Italian text, thus facilitating classroom references and comparisons. --Rebecca West (Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago) in Choice

About the Author: Stanley Lombardo is Professor of Classics, University of Kansas.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Inferno (Hackett Classics) (English and ...
Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket