{"product_id":"the-divine-comedy-of-dante-alighieri-volume-3-paradiso","title":"The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: Volume 3: Paradiso","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Durlings spirited new prose translation of the Paradiso completes his masterful rendering of the Divine Comedy. Durlings earlier translations of the Inferno and the Purgatorio garnered high praise  and with this superb version of the Paradiso readers can now traverse the entirety of Dantes epic poem of spiritual ascent with the guidance of one of the greatest living Italian-to-English translators.  Reunited with his beloved Beatrice in the Purgatorio  in the Paradiso the poet-narrator journeys with her through the heavenly spheres and comes to know \"the state of blessed souls after death.\" As with the previous volumes  the original Italian and its English translation appear on facing pages. Readers will be drawn to Durlings precise and vivid prose  which captures Dantes extraordinary range of expression--from the high style of divine revelation to colloquial speech  lyrical interludes  and scornful diatribes against corrupt clergy.  This edition boasts several unique features. Durlings introduction explores the chief interpretive issues surrounding the Paradiso  including the nature of its allegories  the status in the poem of Dantes human body  and his relation to the mystical tradition. The notes at the end of each canto provide detailed commentary on historical  theological  and literary allusions  and unravel the obscurity and difficulties of Dantes ambitious style . An unusual feature is the inclusion of the text  translation  and commentary on one of Dantes chief models  the famous cosmological poem by Boethius that ends the third book of his Consolation of Philosophy. A substantial section of Additional Notes discusses myths  symbols  and themes that figure in all three cantiche of Dantes masterpiece. Finally  the volume includes a set of indexes that is unique in American editions  including Proper Names Discussed in the Notes (with thorough subheadings concerning related themes)  Passages Cited in the Notes  and Words Discussed in the Notes  as well as an Index of Proper Names in the text and translation. Like the previous volumes  this final volume includes a rich series of illustrations by Robert Turner.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946712494133,"sku":"ByrdShop_0195087429","price":143.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780195087420.jpg?v=1769962631","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-divine-comedy-of-dante-alighieri-volume-3-paradiso","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}