Inferno / Dante Alighieri ; translated by J.G. Nichols.

By:

Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 [author]

Contributor(s):

Nichols, J. G. (John Gordon), 1930- [translator,, writer of added commentary.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: Italian, English Original language: Italian Publication details: Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2014.Description: 402 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.ISBN:

9781847493408

Contained works:

Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Inferno. Italian
Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Inferno. English

Subject(s):

Hell -- Poetry

Summary: Dante's dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earth – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time. Inferno, the first part of Dante's Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author's life and works.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Dante's dramatic journey through the circles of hell in search of redemption – and his encounter with devils, monsters and the souls of some of the greatest sinners who ever walked on earth – is one of the cornerstones of Western literature, the summit of medieval thinking and arguably the highest poetic achievement of all time.

Inferno, the first part of Dante's Comedy, is presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author's life and works.

Text in Italian with parallel translation, notes and commentary in English.