Mark Musa does an excellent job of using iambic pentameter which gives the poem consistency. He does an excellent job of explaining the myriad of characters mentioned by Dante Alighieri. This is an excellent book for a beginner coming to the subject for the first time. I would recommend this translation highly.
I was disappointed because the Divine Comedy, which is what the title says I was getting was incomplete because the Divine Comedy includes two other books. I've seen books with all three in them included in one volume. The discription should of read, The Inferno by Dante because that is what it really is. I assume it was just an oversight and not intentional. The quality of the volume I received was very good. Thanks
The translation is elegant, earthy and modern all at the same time. The text is annotated enough to enable an educated layman to enter the complex medieval symbolic world. The print and organisation of the tertia rima is a delight to the eye. The translation for our time.
Excellent read, I would recommend that everyone read this timeless classic!! A true masterpiece in every way. I picked it up and was glued to it until the final page.
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