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The Inferno of Dante (Paperback)
by John Freccero (Foreword), Dante Alighieri (Author), Robert Pinsky (Translator)
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  • Paperback: 355 pages
  • Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux; Bilingual edition (April 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0374524521
  • ISBN-13: 978-0374524524
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  (11 customer reviews)
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In the INFERNO, Dante embarks upon a journey through the gyres of hell in an exploration of the darkest elements of existence. Capturing the true spirit of the original, Robert Pinkst's new verse translation of the Inferno is all a poem, and shows the contemporary reader,as no other version in English has done, why Dante is universally considered a poet of great power, intensity and vision. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
 

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A masterfully translated classic ..., 29 Mar 1999
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This review is from: The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation (Hardcover)
Dante's Inferno, by far the most interesting volume of Dante's Divine Comedy, is a must for any reader who wishes to cultivate their knowledge of the classics. Reading it would aid a reader in understanding later, highly allusive works, such as those of Joyce, or Eliot, since both writers allude to Dante in abundance.

Pinsky's translation is erudite and a credit to his own poetic ability. Steering away from pure rhyme and instead using blank verse, he has avoided limiting himself, and the freedom he has gained has created a far more convincing and authoritative translation than others have achieved.

An essential read, and a timeless work.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Together, Dante and Virgil lead Readers through Hell., 8 May 1998
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Dante's masterpiece, The Inferno, is the profound epic poem in which Virgil leads Dante and the reader through the nine circles of Hell. Dante finds himself fatigued, lost and confused in the dark woods, wandering alone. Virgil, one that Dante respects as one of the greatest epic poets of all time, helps to show Dante the correct path that will lead them through Hell. Together, the two weather the, "realms of cold and heavy rain" (p.45) and observe sinners who are, "cold by their mouths, [with] misery by the looks their eyes [bare]" (p. 277). The suffering of the sinners appalls Dante so that he feels compassion for them. After speaking with these lost souls, Dante learns to no longer pity them since the crimes they committed were terrbile ones of everything from incontinence to fraud to betrayal. He soon learns that these souls deserve their eternal suffering for the wrongdoing they did while they were alive. Dante's writing through Robert Pinsky's translation, takes the reader through Hell by accurately descriving each detail from expresions on sinners' faces, to the smell of a river of boiling blood or swamp of suffering souls. When readers indulge themself into this epic poem, they will leave questioning the morals and ethics of today's world compared to Dante's. With Robert Pinsky's new verse translation and close reading, anyone can enjoy Dante's amazing work.
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