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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Treatment of a Classic
Lindskoog does an excellent job with the translation and analysis of this book. This would be an excellent version of The Inferno for anyone not familiar with Dante's prolific use of analogy and historical reference. I recommend this version with my full confidence that any reader will find it enjoyable and informative.
Published on August 10, 1999
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for Teenage Readers
Lindskoog's Dante lacks the majesty of other translations - especially verse translations - but its easy-to-follow prose-style and explanatory footnotes are boons for younger readers, and this isn't meant pejoratively. (NB: The footnotes do rely rather heavily on the work of Dorothy Sayers.) A good place to start. Not for the seasoned Dante-lover.
Published 1 month ago by Aaron
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Treatment of a Classic,
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This review is from: DANTE: INFERNO (Dante's Divine Comedy) (v. 1) (Hardcover)
Lindskoog does an excellent job with the translation and analysis of this book. This would be an excellent version of The Inferno for anyone not familiar with Dante's prolific use of analogy and historical reference. I recommend this version with my full confidence that any reader will find it enjoyable and informative.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lucid editing provides a thrilling excursion,
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This review is from: DANTE: INFERNO (Dante's Divine Comedy) (v. 1) (Hardcover)
I'm sure I must have given up on my original copy of DIVINE COMEDY after "Inferno." But the lucid editing of this edition, with abundant footnotes, make clear and easy that which I could never decipher. With Virgil, Beatrice & Kathryn leading the way, the trip through Inferno, Purgatory & Paradise was a thrilling excursion.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good for Teenage Readers,
By Aaron (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: DANTE: INFERNO (Dante's Divine Comedy) (v. 1) (Hardcover)
Lindskoog's Dante lacks the majesty of other translations - especially verse translations - but its easy-to-follow prose-style and explanatory footnotes are boons for younger readers, and this isn't meant pejoratively. (NB: The footnotes do rely rather heavily on the work of Dorothy Sayers.) A good place to start. Not for the seasoned Dante-lover.
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DANTE: INFERNO (Dante's Divine Comedy) (v. 1) by Kathryn Lindskoog (Hardcover - May 1, 1997)
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