Presented here in a new verse translation by acclaimed poet and prize-winning translator J.G. Nichols, together with the original text facing, extensive notes, illustrations and a critical apparatus focusing on the author’s life and works. Contains Illustrations by Gustave Doré
Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.
Bravo for this new version of Dante... Bravo, Professor
Nichols!
*The Church Times*
All life is written in Dante's burning pages, and Nichols has done
him proud.
*The Observer*
For sheer liveliness, combined with accuracy and closeness to the
text, it will be hard to rival.
*A.N. Wilson*
This new translation by J.G. Nichols, clearly grounded in a secure
knowledge of and familiarity with Dante and in English verse which
is rarely less than competently handled, is one that deserves to be
taken seriously and will reward any reader who makes his first
encounter with Dante through it. It is an intelligent and
sophisticated piece of work.
*Acumen Literary Journal*
Dante is my spiritual food.
*James Joyce*
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