Harvard book store is temporarily closed to the public through sunday, may 3rd. The richness of the divine comedys rhetorical world invites a great many interpretations. The divine comedy how can you leave me on my own official video taken from the forthcoming album foreverland released 2nd september 2016 the. The divine comedy, by dante alighieri june 12, 2012 by molly driscoll. The divine comedy by dante alighieri is an epic poem written between 8 and his death in 21. Monika beisner works from language and stories, rhymes and poems, and condenses them into glowing images. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Their purgatorio is almost twice as long as mandelbaums. From a total edition of 55 numbered sets printed on fine wove paper, this is one of only ten with each. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Robert hollander primary author only author division. Their english version of the comedy is fast and straightforward, sticking close to the original text but adding vigor to.
Hundreds of translators have sought to render the divine comedy with relevance, force, and verve. Commedia, later christened divina by giovanni boccaccio, written by dante alighieri between 8 and his death in 21, is widely considered the central epic poem of italian literature, the last great work of literature of the middle ages and the first great work of the renaissance. Hear dantes inferno read aloud by influential poet. The unabridged classic by dante alighieri at indigo. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The divine comedy marked nothing less than the arrival of vernacular italian as a literary languageand dantes book is still considered italys greatest literary achievement. The divine comedy is written divided to three parts and each of them has 33 cantos that are the same length. The purgatorio is perhaps the most medieval of the three books of the divine comedy.
Dantes the divine comedy the inferno dante alighieri. Robert hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of dante, and jean hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a beautifully accurate and clear verse translation of the first volume of dantes epic poem, the divine comedy. If you havent yet read the divine comedy you know who you arenow is the time, because robert and jean hollander have just completed a. He is professor in european literature emeritus at princeton and the founding director of both the dartmouth dante project and the princeton dante project.
Buy the divine comedy everymans library classics new ed by alighieri, dante isbn. Robert hollander is currently considered a single author. Burton raffel, whose translation of don quixote is acclaimed for making cervantes more accessible to the modern generation, in. Their english version of the comedy is fast and straightforward, sticking close to the original text but adding vigor to what can sometimes be very bland in english. Jean hollander, his wife, is a poet, teacher, and director of the writers conference at the college of new jersey. The divine comedy by dante alighieri free at loyal books. Commedia, later christened divina by giovanni boccaccio, written by dante alighieri between 8 and his death in 21, is widely considered the central epic poem of italian literature, the last great work of literature of the. Its no easy task, but with a new translation of dantes inferno, this is exactly what mary jo bang aims to do. Belonging in the immortal company of the great works of literature, dante alighieris poetic masterpiece, the divine comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of hell, up the arduous slopes of purgatory, and on to the glorious realm.
Dante alighieris poetic masterpiece, the divine comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of hell, up the arduous slopes of purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of paradisethe sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. Divine comedy this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. This translation of the inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy, by robert and jean hollander, is one of the best that ive read. Purgatorio and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The divine comedy, complete ebook by dante alighieri. The sufferings of the inferno have a direct appeal, and the abstract disputations of the paradiso take on a. The divine comedy is an epic poem written by dante alighieri between 8 and his death in 21. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. The authoritative translations of the inferno, the purgatorio, and the paradisotogether in one volume. I am looking to read dantes divine comedy and was wondering whether anyone could steer me in the direction of a better translation since i. Read texts from the divine comedy hollander translation and join the genius community of scholars to learn the meaning behind the words. Joan acocella of the new yorker called their translation beautifulmore idiomatic than any other english version i know, and credited jean. Henry wadsworth longfellow is a publication of the pennsylvania state university.
Consequently, the divine comedy has been called the summa in verse. Just finished scrolling through the comments and noticed a lot of people recommending you read the entire divine comedy. Their english version of the comedy is fast and straightforward, sticking close to the original text but. Its highly idiomatic verse, however, has long bedeviled englishlanguage translators. Over the past decade, poet jean hollander and her husband, dante scholar robert hollander, have produced an acclaimed translation of the divine comedy, drawing robert s scholarship and jean s poetic sense. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This portable document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Contact harvard book store 1256 massachusetts avenue cambridge, ma 028. Smith featuring the george mason university wind ensemble conducted by anthony maiello. Altogether, their notes, spread out over the three volumes of the comedy, are about 480,000 words, as long as a thousand page novel, or a third of the complete proust. Dante scholar robert hollander and the poet jean hollander bring to this crowded market a new translation of the inferno that, remarkably, is by no means redundant and will for many be the. Im nearly finished with heaven clive james translation right now, and i have to say hell is by far the more entertaining of the three books. Their complete divine comedy is 2600 pages, a small portion of which is taken up by the poem in english and italian. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
A portfolio of broadsides, each with a fragment from the divine comedy translated by robert pinsky and a corresponding digital color image by mazur. The divine comedy by dante alighieri free pdf ebook. It is widely considered the preeminent work of italian literature, and is. Every part ends with the word stelle which means stars. The 100 best books of all time how many of these 100 best books of all time have you read. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Featuring the original italian text opposite the translation, their edition offers an extensive and accessible introduction as. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Robert hollander taught dantes divine comedy to princeton students for fortytwo years, and is the author of a dozen books and more than seventy articles on dante, boccaccio, and other italian authors. Divine comedy the divina commedia of dante alighieri.
The first canto is also included and all together there are 100 cantos. At this deeper level, dante draws on medieval christian theology and philosophy, especially thomistic philosophy and the summa theologica of thomas aquinas. Christian, liturgical music from the bible to the renaissance. The divine comedy how can you leave me on my own youtube. If you havent yet read the divine comedyyou know who you arenow is the time, because robert and jean hollander have just completed a. They are at work translating dantes purgatorio and paradiso, and doubleday will publish their complete divine comedy in 2002. Dante alighieri the divine comedy hollander translation. An index of the divine comedy by dante by dante alighieri. Vestiges of the liturgy in dantes verse, dante and the middle ages. From all i have seen, bangs version is unlike anything that has come before. The divine comedy is not a comedy at all, the title commedia refers to the fact that the journey starts from hell and ends with dantes visit to heaven and meeting with god and understanding of the mystery of reincarnation.
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