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The Divine Comedy (Oxford World's Classics) [Paperback]

Dante Alighieri (Author), David H. Higgins (Editor), C. H. Sisson (Translator)

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Paperback: 752 pages
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; New edition edition (18 Jun 1998)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0192835025
ISBN-13: 978-0192835024
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 5.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 151,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A new blank verse translation of Dante's epic, complete with an authoritative Introduction, diagrams, maps, and notes.

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Charles H. Sisson is a well-known poet and translator, and editor of Poetry Nation Review. David Higgins is Head of Italian Studies at the University of Bristol, and is the author of Dante and the Bible (1992).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, 6 Jun 2009

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This was a brilliant edition of the masterpiece and before buying it I was apprehensive that I wouldn't understand half of it but the translation is simple and there is a wealth of notes at the back for further understanding. Would recommend this to anyone interested in reading The Divine Comedy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A sensitive approach to Dante, 30 May 2001

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This has to be rated as one of the best and most approachable translations of the Divine Comedy available today. Mr Sisson has retained the true lyricism of Dante's original Italian verse as well as the sense of 'terza rima' so important in this work. I highly recommend this edition to students and to those first time explorers of Dante and his great poem. The notes are extensive and detailed, a great aid to the uninitiated. In three years of University study this edition has never let me down, It is always at my side.

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5.0 out of 5 stars For the uninitiated, probably the definitive edition to read., 23 April 2006

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After seeing movies and TV shows with references to The Divine Comedy, I thought it about time to see what all the fuss was about.

There are times when the pace of the poem slows. However this never distracts from the narrative epic adventure from hell to heaven via purgatory. It has stunning descriptive visuals and excellent social comment of the time.

This is a brilliant study of human morality and religion. However I would recommend a little study into ancient mythology and the bible to easier understand this book. Also having not studied the social history of the time I did find it best to read a canto at a time and then read the study notes for that canto to aid my understanding.

This is a once in a lifetime experience to be had by all.

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