The margins are nice and wide for annotation and the print a decent size, by the way, if you get tired eyes as I do. Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2017. Book Synopsis . Nil obstat and with thanks and good wishes John Ciardi THE DIVINE COMEDY. The Divine Comedy: Dante Alighieri, John Ciardi (Translator) zoom_in. So when the time came to acquire the entire work, I turned to the American poet John Ciardi’s translation, still widely regarded as the best. Unable to add item to List. "Ciardi began his higher studies at Bates College in Lewiston, … THIS IS CLASSIC AND A MUST TO READ FOR EVERYBODY.EXCELLENT BOOK AND VERY WELL WRITTEN. Hello Select your address Books Hello, Sign in. I also found that the pages are a bit thin and can tear in turning pages unless one exercise caution. The Divine Comedy is one of those literary mountains whose heights I feared for too long. In 1274, he met the great love of his life, Beatrice, whom he immortalized in La Vita Nuova (1292) and The Divine Comedy. Amazon.com: The Divine Comedy (9780393044720): Alighieri, Dante, Ciardi, John: Books. After the death of his father in 1919, he was raised by his Italian mother (who was illiterate) and his three older sisters, all of whom scrimped and saved until they had enough money to send him to college. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2014. Perhaps I should have opted for a more modern English translation. Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321; Ciardi, John, 1916-1986. Em inglês, três são as versões da “Divina Comédia” que me agradam. A nice edition of Longfellow's translation, Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019. I had read Dan Brown's "Inferno" and was interested in familiarising myself afterwards with various things mentioned in it, including Dante's Inferno and the architecture that Mr Brown describes, and I was amazed by Dante's incredible poetry and sense of drama. Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321; Ciardi, John, 1916-1986. Stock Image. I have not made it through all of it, but I have enjoyed all that I have read. The divine messages are profound, the poems are moving and epic. Politically active in Florence, he was banished to Italy in 1302. Lack of details in description. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Politically active in Florence, he was banished to Italy in 1302. The book itself is poorly constructed. I can turn to the end when I want but I am not able to control my eyes from dropping down to a distracting footnote! The bible, while alluding to the afterlife that continues in eternity, does not focus on the places a soul can reside in the after life. Ciardi is perhaps best known for How Does a Poem Mean? As it happens, reading it is easier than expected. Their Cantos were in paragraphs and sometimes the wording made no sense. There was a problem loading your book clubs. In the first part, Inferno, Dante and Virgil travel through Hell and see what souls suffer through for all eternity for their remorseless sinning lives. (2011) Inferno The Divine Comedy (Series) Book 1 Dante ... John Ciardi Translator (2001) Purgatory The Divine Comedy (Series) Book 2 Dante Alighieri Author (2013) However, my reading is rolling along and I couldn't be happier! The cover is red linen hardcover embellished with gold titles and a large black "engraved" Dore drawing. The Divine Comedy by Dante Aligheri was translated into Latin, French, Spanish and other European languages well before it was first translated into English. I can't compare this translation to others because this is my first. The authoritative translations of The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso —together in one volume. Franklin Library Edition. What I read whetted my appetite for more, but Sayers’ translation is archaising and difficult. Fame might. I’ve always wanted to own this book but never felt ready to start reading it. I'm reviewing this book although I'm only about 1/3 of the way through it, reading one Canto a day and almost out of the Inferno! Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2013. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 3, 2015. I found it easier to read than the free version I had also downloaded. It is a 12th Printing thus. A lot of reviews said that this translation by John Ciardi was one of the best. I would suggest this version translated by John Ciardi. This item was published by New American Library and copyrighted 1970. Please try again. THE DIVINE COMEDY. Please try your request again later. I was introduced to Ciardi's translation of "The Divine Comedy" in an anthology of continental literature I read in college. John Ciardi, born to Italian immigrants, grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. Stock Image. The perfect translation of Dante’s “Divine Comedy” remains one of literature’s holiest grails. It looks like if someone googled a bad translation of The Divine Comedy, printed it off with a printer and glued them to a book cover. Author: The notes supply just enough information to allow you to quickly continue reading and yet to do deeper research later on if you so choose. It is a trade softcover of 895 pages, weighing 2lb3oz, in Very Good to Very Good Plus condition. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. Franklin Library edition. 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