Dante Alighieri, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Purgatorio

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Purgatorio is a first person narration of Dante's travels through Hell, but at a deeper level it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy. A powerful work of art that has stood the test of time. This is the brilliant Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation that placed Dante in his proper place in the English speaking world. Wilder Publications is a green publisher. All of our books are printed to order. This reduces waste and helps us keep prices low while greatly reducing our impact on the environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wilder Publications
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 254g
• ISBN-13: 9781617202186
• ISBN-10: 1617202185
• Artikelnr.: 33189292

Autorenporträt

Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, commonly known by his pen name Dante Alighieri or simply as Dante, was an Italian poet. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. In the Late Middle Ages, most poetry was written in Latin, making it accessible only to the most educated readers. In De vulgari eloquentia (On Eloquence in the Vernacular), however, Dante defended the use of the vernacular in literature. He would even write in the Tuscan dialect for works such as The New Life (1295) and the Divine Comedy; this highly unorthodox choice set a precedent that important later Italian writers such as Petrarch and Boccaccio would follow. Dante was instrumental in establishing the literature of Italy, and his depictions of Hell, Purgatory and Heaven provided inspiration for the larger body of Western art. He is cited as an influence on John Milton, Geoffrey Chaucer and Alfred Tennyson, among many others. In addition, the first use of the interlocking three-line rhyme scheme, or the terza rima, is attributed to him. He is described as the "father" of the Italian language, and in Italy, he is often referred to as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet"). Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio are also called the tre corone ("three crowns") of Italian literature.

Rezensionen

"There is nothing middle-of-the-road about D. M. Black s version of the middle book of Dante s Divine Comedy. The translator s every step is sure, evincing not only his sensitive ear for the cadences of blank verse but also his profound insight into the psychology of the poet as well as of his shades. Black shows great respect for Dante as both a craftsman and a thinker, and in so doing serves the reader as a uniquely competent guide to 'that Mountain where the blade of Reason probes us.'" National Translation Award in Poetry Shortlist

A great work of art like The Divine Comedy carries in it what readers in successive generations feel to be its modernity : what it says to us, now. David Black, a poet and psychoanalyst, by his translation, introduction, and notes, helps us into that enormous benefit. He enables Dante into our present lives. David Constantine

David Black s Purgatorio offers fresh insight into Dante s poetry. We encounter a Dante whose psychological acumen is surprisingly relevant to us today. We are invited to read the Purgatorio as a journey of discovery: Dante s discovery of his gifts and limitations; and through that, our discovery of resources that can help us address some of the pressing challenges of our time. Vittorio Montemaggi

David Black s translation of the Purgatorio unites psychological insight and intuitive understanding with scholarship and love of language. Ronald Britton

[Dante s] art and its truths feel more necessary than ever: that greater love for others is an antidote to the world s barbarities, that evil may be understood as a sin against love, and that a soul can t hope to dispel its anguish without first plumbing it. . . . D.M. Black s Purgatory is the most satisfying since [W.S.] Merwin s. . . [A] thoughtful rendering. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker

The Inferno has long been more widely read than the Purgatorio. . . The Purgatorio, however, is a more satisfying whole. The structure is more meaningful, the verbal music more delicate and, above all, it is more human. . . . Both in this translation and in his afterword, [D.M.] Black shows us why Dante matters, and how, 700 years after his death, he can still help us to understand what may give meaning to our own lives. Robert Chandler, Financial Times

People who haven t read Dante will find D. M. Black s translation of Purgatorio a revelation. Those who know the Commedia already will find it a valuable addition to established versions. . . What s immediately obvious is how much more propulsive Black s version is. His syntax doesn t pause at line endings, it catapults us over them. Edmund Prestwich, London Grip

Black s translation is well worth reading for its beauties as well as its fidelity to Dante s text and intentions. It joins the array of worthy Purgatorio translations, which is more than making up for the first five hundred years of little or nothing to choose from. Andrew Frisardi, Plough Quarterly