ISBN: 9780520212701 - lectura dantis: a canto-by-canto commentary: inferno (california lectura dantis, 1) (8 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Softcover. Zustand: Good. A prior owner's ink stamp on the title page, a remainder mark on the bottom edge, notes penned on the inside of the back cover, and various short pen marks in the margins, mostly at pp.11-41; square, uncreased spine; soft cover shows only very minor corner wear and the beginnings of age-toning; otherwise sound. xii, 461pp. incl. index.; Lectura Dantis; 1.…

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Very minor shelfwear.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 476 pages.

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good Plus. First Edition. 1998. xii, 461pp. Very light wear to edges. The book is otherwise in excellent condition. There are no inscriptions and all contents are tight and clean. "The California Lectura Dantis is the long-awaited companion to the three-volume verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum of Dante's Divine Comedy. Mandelbaum's translation, with facing original text and with illustrations by Barry Moser, has been praised by Robert Fagles as "exactly what we have waited for these years, a Dante with clarity, eloquence, terror, and profoundly moving depths," and by the late James Merrill as "lucid and strong .with rich orchestration .overall sweep and felicity .and countless free, brilliant, utterly Dantesque strokes." Charles Simic called the work "a miracle. A lesson in the art of translation and a model (an encyclopedia) for poets. The full range and richness of American English is displayed as perhaps never before." This collection of commentaries on the first part of the Comedy consists of commissioned essays, one for each canto, by a distinguished group of international scholar-critics. Readers of Dante will find this Inferno volume an enlightening and indispensable guide, the kind of lucid commentary that is truly adapted to the general reader as well as the student and scholar.".…

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 490 pages. 9.50x6.25x1.50 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. A companion to the three-volume verse translation of Dante s Divine Comedy . It consists of a collection of commentaries on the first part of the Comedy , with an essay for each canto. It aims to provide a guide that is adapted to the general reader as we.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The California Lectura Dantis is the long-awaited companion to the three-volume verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum of Dante's 'Divine Comedy.' Mandelbaum's translation, with facing original text and with illustrations by Barry Moser, has been praised by Robert Fagles as 'exactly what we have waited for these years, a Dante with clarity, eloquence, terror, and profoundly moving depths,' and by the late James Merrill as 'lucid and strong . . . with rich orchestration . . . overall sweep and felicity . . . and countless free, brilliant, utterly Dantesque strokes.' Charles Simic called the work 'a miracle. A lesson in the art of translation and a model (an encyclopedia) for poets. The full range and richness of American English is displayed as perhaps never before.'This collection of commentaries on the first part of the 'Comedy' consists of commissioned essays, one for each canto, by a distinguished group of international scholar-critics. Readers of Dante will find this 'Inferno' volume an enlightening and indispensable guide, the kind of lucid commentary that is truly adapted to the general reader as well as the student and scholar.…