{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-of-dante-alighieri-volume-1-inferno-paperback","title":"The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 1: Inferno - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Durling\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Durling\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRobert M. Durling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first volume of a new prose translation of Dante's epic - the first in twenty-five years. Robert Durling's translation brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with its terror, pathos, and sardonic humour, and its penetrating analyses of the psychology of sin and the ills that plague society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA newly edited version of the Italian text can be on facing pages, and this edition includes fully comprehensive notes as well as sixteen essays on special subjects.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timeless Christian allegory has become the key with which Western civilization has sought to unlock the mystery fo its own identity. In the Inferno, the first of the Comedy's three parts, Dante is conducted by the spirit of the classical poet Virgil through the nine circles of Hell on the initial stage of his arduous journey toward God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert M. Durling\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus of English and Italian Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz. \u003cstrong\u003eRonald L. Martinez\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Italian at Brown University. Their works together include Dante's \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTime and the Crystal: Studies in Dante's \"Rime petrose.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e has been a professional illustrator for thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 672\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.76 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984027353389,"sku":"9780195087444","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/oqbrAn-amS9780195087444.webp?v=1776081474","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-divine-comedy-of-dante-alighieri-volume-1-inferno-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}