Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
The Inferno (Signet Classics)
by Dante Alighieri; Ciardi, John [Translator]; MacAllister, Archibald T. [Introduction];
- Used
- Acceptable
- Paperback
- Condition
- Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0451527984
- ISBN 13
- 9780451527981
- Seller
-
Houston, Texas, United States
2 Copies Available from This Seller
(You can add more at checkout.)
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Signet Classics, 2001-06-01. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. 4x0x6.
Synopsis
"As poetry, Mr. Zappulla's English Dante is successful--. The power of Dante's descriptive poetry should be apparent, and that is perhaps the highest compliment one can pay a translator."--Washington TimesIn this new rendition of a timeless classic, Italian scholar Elio Zappulla captures the majesty and enduring power of the Inferno, the first of the three canticles of Dante's The Divine Comedy, unarguably one of the masterpieces of world literature. Rendering Dante's terza rima into lyrical blank verse, Zappulla's translation makes accessible to the modern reader the journey of the famed Florentine poet Dante through the nine circles of hell. With Virgil at his side, the great poet descends through horrific landscapes of the damned--dark forests, boiling muck, and burning plains filled with unspeakable punishment, lamentation, and terror--depicted with gruesome detail unmatched in all literature. Richly annotated, this translation takes even the first-time reader on a truth-seeking journey whose imaginative and psychological discoveries make clear why this work persists at the heart of Western culture."If Dante's Inferno is a cautionary tale of the history of human depravity, it is also an amazingly complex narrative, treating timeless ethical themes, medieval philosophy and religion, tendentious political issues and deeply personal events."--San Diego Union-TribuneFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Your Online Bookstore
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0451527984-4-18814954
- Title
- The Inferno (Signet Classics)
- Author
- Dante Alighieri; Ciardi, John [Translator]; MacAllister, Archibald T. [Introduction];
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0451527984
- ISBN 13
- 9780451527981
- Publisher
- Signet Classics
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2001-06-01
- Size
- 4x0x6
- X weight
- 1 oz
Terms of Sale
Your Online Bookstore
We provide a 30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives damaged or not as it was described in the listing.
About the Seller
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
The Importance of Dust Jackets
Is the dust jacket of a book worth holding on to? Consider its form, its function, and its beauty. Learn more about dust jackets and their importance to your collection.
Collecting Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley was a well-known and highly controversial figure in the first half of the 20th Century. A writer, occultist, magician, and mountaineer, Crowley impacted a diverse collection of sub-cultures and interests. See collectible Crowley from Biblio booksellers.
