Review: Inferno
Procura do Editor - Kirkus ReviewsThis new blank verse translation of the first ""Canticle"" of Dante's 14th-century masterpiece compares interestingly with some of the recent English versions by American poets, though it suffers particularly by comparison with Allen Mandelbaum's graceful blank verse one. Its aim to provide ""a clear, readable English version . . . that nevertheless retains some of the poetry of the original"" is only imperfectly fulfilled, owing partly to moments of unimaginative informality (""In Germany, where people drink a lot""), though these are intermittently redeemed by simple sublimity (""Night now revealed to us the southern stars,/While bright Polaris dropped beneath the waves./It never rose again from ocean's floor""). Translator Zappulla, an American Dante scholar and teacher, offers helpful historical and biographical information in an Introduction and exhaustive Notes following each of the poem's 34 ""Cantos."" Readers new to Dante may find his plainspoken version eminently satisfying; those who know the poem well may be disappointed by it.
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Linkpead - Goodreads3.5x* This is a book I'll definitely need to revisit. I think its genius escapes me due to a significant degree as my knowledge is lacking. The visuals are at times very captivating. Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Joanna (JFPenn) - GoodreadsRead this again as research for the Kobo Inferno stories - enjoyed it a lot. Dark punishments, gory details and you can skip over the Florentine politics :) Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Michael Edwards - GoodreadsA bit hard to read but the imagery sticks with you Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: The Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Natalie - GoodreadsWow. I usually don't take this long to read a book. I'm not sure how meaningful it was because I stretched it out so long. It's a hard one to understand. The only thing that got me through in the end ... Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Rob Higgins - GoodreadsCould barely tell what was going on for the most part, but right away u could tell why it influenced a Dan Brown book Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Tess Endicott - GoodreadsThis book is so horrifying and it lingers with you long after you're finished. Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Brendan Henry - GoodreadsRead it in high school. Some books I read back then by looking at each word consecutively until it was time to turn the page. Maybe if I go back and read it again I will be able to give it a higher rating. Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - Jess - GoodreadsAbsolutely loved this book. I love how Virgil is guiding him through the circles and how each circle has an example of who had done such sin. Definitely recommend this book! Ler crítica na íntegra
Review: Inferno (The Divine Comedy #1)
Procura do Utilizador - TE - GoodreadsWow. That was grotesque and amazing and parts of it made me physically ill. It was interesting to view Hell from this perspective. However, I have trouble with this book in that I can't QUITE tell how ... Ler crítica na íntegra
