Dante Alighieri

Broschiertes Buch

Twenty-Five Cantos From The Divina Commedia Of Dante (1897)

Beschreibung

Twenty-Five Cantos From The Divina Commedia Of Dante is a book published in 1897 that features a selection of twenty-five cantos from the epic poem The Divine Comedy by Italian poet Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy is considered one of the greatest works of world literature and is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The selected cantos in this book are from the Inferno and Purgatorio sections, and they offer a glimpse into Dante's vivid and imaginative portrayal of the afterlife. The book is a translation of the original Italian text into English by Charles Lancelot Shadwell, a British scholar and translator who was known for his translations of classical literature. The translation is faithful to the original text and captures the poetic beauty and the intricacies of Dante's language. The book is an excellent introduction to Dante's work for those who are unfamiliar with it, and it is also a valuable addition to the library of any lover of literature.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 287g
• ISBN-13: 9781437358148
• ISBN-10: 1437358144
• Artikelnr.: 25868752