{"product_id":"inferno-paperback-by-dante-alighieri-clive-james","title":"Inferno Paperback by Dante Alighieri; Clive James","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eLiveright\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2015-11-17)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781631491078\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e170.1\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e20.9 x 13.89 x 1.24\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDante's immortal vision of Hell shines \"as it never did before in English verse\" (Edward Mendelson) in Clive James's new translation of \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most captivating part of perhaps the greatest epic poem ever written, Dante's \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e still holds the power to thrill and inspire. The medieval equivalent of a thriller, \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e follows Dante and his faithful guide, Virgil, as they traverse the complex geography of Hell, confronting its many threats, macabre punishments, and historical figures, before reaching the deep chamber where Satan himself resides. Now, in this new translation, Clive James communicates not just the transcendent poetry of Dante's language but also the excitement and terror of his journey through the underworld. Instead of Dante's original \u003ci\u003eterza rima\u003c\/i\u003e, a form which in English tends to show the strain of composition, James employs fluently linked quatrains, thereby conveying the seamless flow of Dante's poetry and the headlong momentum of the action. As James writes in his introduction, Dante’s great poem \"can still astonish us, whether we believe in the supernatural or not. At the very least it will make us believe in poetry.\"\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClive James\u003c\/b\u003e (1939—2019), author of the best-selling \u003ci\u003eCultural Amnesia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoetry Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, was an Officer of the Order of Australia and a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. His writing appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556224094369,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781631491078","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781631491078.jpg?v=1781809560","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/inferno-paperback-by-dante-alighieri-clive-james","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}