{"product_id":"divine-comedy-4","title":"Divine Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobin Kirkpatrick''s masterful verse translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, published in a single volume, is the ideal edition for students as well as the general reader coming to this great masterpiece of Italian literature for the first time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy \u003c\/i\u003edescribes Dante''s descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume includes a new introduction, notes, maps and diagrams   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism... likely to be the best modern version of Dante'' - Bernard O''Donoghue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The most moving lines literature has achieved'' - Jorge Luis Borges\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation - a deeply-informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read'' - Professor David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndividual editions of Robin Kirkpatrick''s translation - \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePurgatorio\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eParadiso\u003c\/i\u003e - are also available in Penguin Classics, and include Dante''s Italian printed alongside the English text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307736146302,"sku":"NW9780141197494","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141197494.jpg?v=1778242087","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/divine-comedy-4","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}