Dante’s Inferno/Michael Palma Signed/Verse Translation/2002 1st Edition/HCDJ
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Dante Alighieri - Inferno: A New Verse Translation by Michael Palma ISBN: 0-393-04341-X ABOUT THE BOOK: Published in 2002 by W.W. Norton & Company, this volume presents Dante Alighieri's classic fourteenth-century masterpiece, "Inferno," rendered into contemporary English verse by poet and translator Michael Palma. Notably, the translation successfully maintains Dante's original triple-rhyme (terza rima) scheme while remaining faithful to the literal meaning of the text. It features the original Italian text on facing pages alongside explanatory notes. ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR: Michael Palma (b. 1945) is an esteemed American poet and translator. He has translated numerous works of modern and classical Italian poetry into English, including the poetry of Guido Gozzano, Diego Valeri, and Luigi Fontanella. For his translation work, Palma has received the Raiziss/de Palchi Translation Award from the Academy of American Poets. PROVENANCE & INSCRIPTION: This copy features an exceptional literary association. It is flat-signed and inscribed by the translator on the title page to David Draper Clark, the long-time managing editor of the prestigious international literary journal "World Literature Today." The inscription reads: "October 24, 2006 / For David Draper Clark, With admiration and appreciation for all that you do on behalf of literature in translation. / Michael Palma" EDITION NOTES: Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. The number line displays "2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0", which
- Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
- Year: 2002
- ISBN: 9780393043419
- Condition: Fine
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