Divine Comedy
«The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism . . . Likely to be the best modern version of Dante»
Bernard O'Donoghue
Informed by a profound belief in the dignity and compassion of humanity, and influenced by the turbulent society of thirteenth-century Italy, Dante's Commedia is one of the most extraordinary visions of sin and redemption in literature. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Penguin Classics
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 752
- ISBN
- 9780141197494
- Utgivelsesår
- 2012
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism . . . Likely to be the best modern version of Dante»
Bernard O'Donoghue
«Kirkpatrick brings a more nuanced sense of the Italian and a more mediated appreciation of the poem's construction than nearly all of his competitors»
The Times
«We gain much from Kirkpatrick's fidelity to syntax and nuance... His introduction...tells you, very readable indeed, pretty much all you need for a heightened appreciation of the work»
Guardian