Unlike every known translator before him, Michael Palma re-creates Dante's masterpiece in all its dimensions, without emphasizing some aspects over others, rendering Inferno into contemporary American English while maintaining Dante's original triple rhyme scheme. The result is a translation that can be appreciated for its literal faithfulness and beautiful poetic form, accompanied by facing-page Italian and explanatory notes. "A superb translation; highly recommended."-Library Journal "I find Michael Palma's Inferno to be ...
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Unlike every known translator before him, Michael Palma re-creates Dante's masterpiece in all its dimensions, without emphasizing some aspects over others, rendering Inferno into contemporary American English while maintaining Dante's original triple rhyme scheme. The result is a translation that can be appreciated for its literal faithfulness and beautiful poetic form, accompanied by facing-page Italian and explanatory notes. "A superb translation; highly recommended."-Library Journal "I find Michael Palma's Inferno to be one that I'm having a hard time improving."-Lawrence Ferlinghetti "I think highly of Michael Palma's Inferno....Readers will find it admirably clear and readable."-Richard Wilbur
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Fair in fair dust jacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket. This is a used book. It may contain highlighting/underlining and/or the book may show heavier signs of wear. It may also be ex-library or without dustjacket.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 392 pages. Newly translated into verse by Michael Palma. Second printing. Previous owner's name inside front cover and his round embossed book-plate on half-title and penultimate blank leaf, else a pristine, like new copy. Book is clean, fresh and otherwise unmarked. Dust-jacket like new. Near fine in a fine dust-jacket.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 039304341X. Hardcover in dust jacket. Second printing. Book and protected, unclipped, dust jacket are in As New condition, crisp and clean. Palma's translation feat is to have rendered "Inferno" into contemporary American English while maintaining Dante's original triple-rhyme scheme. Free of any markings, not ex-library.; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 392 pages.
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