The Divine Comedy

Inferno

Dante Alighieri, Mark Musa

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Italian

Penguin
24 April 2003

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets; Penguin Black Classics

An acclaimed translation of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy Volume 1- Inferno that retains all the style, power and meaning of the original

A Penguin Classic

This vigorous translation of Inferno preserves Dante's simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original Italian verse. Mark Musa's blank verse rendition of the poet's journey through the circles of hell recreates for the modern reader the rich meanings that Dante's poem had for his contemporaries. Musa's introduction and commentaries on each of the cantos brilliantly illuminate the text.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Dante Alighieri
Translated by: Mark Musa
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 126mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN: 9780142437223
ISBN 10: 0142437220
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 24 April 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321. Mark Musa is Distinguished Professor of French and Italian at the Center for Italian Studies, Indiana University.

Reviews for The Divine Comedy: Inferno

"""Musa operates on the principle that a translator's first duty is to render the original text as exactly as possible without compromising the literary quality of the work.... [This is] the best English-language version of the Inferno currently available."" —Library Journal"