The Divine Comedy: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, & The Paradiso
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002AC5HYU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 588 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Forget Virgil or Beatrice I'll take Mark Musa!" according to C. E. Stevens. Virgil and Beatrice are Dante's primary guides through the Divine Comedy, but I thank the heavens that I chose Mark Musa as my companion through this journey, as I could hope for no more faithful and illuminating guide through Dante's thought-provoking, fascinating, but often difficult masterpiece. About the Comedy, I can say little more than what others have already said better than I could anywa. THE BEST E-BOOK VERSION SO FAR OF A VENERABLE MONSTER (AND QUITE THE TIMELESS MASTERPIECE) Wilbourg The recent translations of this Western tower are sublime. Whether you're more inclined to enjoy the splendid Hollanders and their smooth renderings or the fabulous Durling translation with its more spiky word for word (as best as possible) attempt, or the justifiably popular Esolen, Musa or Mandelbaum college-push translations, you are in good hands. Dante has caught up to Homer and Virgil of tho. "Great rendition for the detail curious reader" according to Robert Johnston. So we think we mostly know the story but rarely does one know the whole story without muscling your way through the read. This is dense, long term, situational reading. The whole story includes the ubiquitous `Inferno' plus the far less known `Pugatorio' and `Paradiso'. Ciardi's deeply footnoted version, I'm certain, to a 100% probability, must contain at least 1 error of some relevance to some re
For the most part the cantos range from 136 to 151 lines. Technically there are 33 cantos in each canticle and one additional canto, contained in the Inferno, that serves as an introduction to the entire poem. In the Paradiso true heroic fulfillment is achieved. The poem consists of 100 cantos, which are grouped into the three major sections, or canticles. Despite the regressive nature of the Inferno, Dante's meetings with the damned are among the most memorable moments of the poem: the Neutrals, the virtuous pagans, Francesca da Rimini, Filipo Argenti, Farinata degli Uberti, Piero delle Vigne, Brunetto Latini, the simoniacal popes, Ulysses, and Ugolino imp