Dante's Divine Comedy : A Reading Guide

Name: Dante's Divine Comedy
Brand: Cambridge University Press
SKU: 9781009400824
Price: 4950 KES
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ISBN: 9781009400824

by K. P. Clarke

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Format Paperback / softback

ISBN-10 1009400827

ISBN-13 9781009400824

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Imprint Cambridge University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date May 30th, 2024

Print length 306 Pages

Weight 442 grams

Dimensions 15.00 x 22.90 x 2.20 cms

Product Classification: Literary studies: general

KSh 4,950.00

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This essential guide to reading Dante reveals the originality and power of the language of the Divine Comedy. It will enlighten and equip those already familiar with the poem, as well as those approaching it for the first time.

The first of its kind, this guide enables readers to get as close as possible to the words of Dante's Comedy. Opening up interpretative possibilities that only become available through reading the poem in its original form, it equips students with an enjoyable and accessible grammatical introduction to the language of early Italian. Including a series of passages drawn from Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, the text is accompanied by a detailed glossary, followed by a commentary which pays particular attention to matters of language and style. Further reading and study questions are provided at the end of each section, prompting new and fresh ways of engaging with the text. Readers will discover how, by listening to Dante in his own words, one may newly and more fully appreciate the breathtaking beauty of the Comedy.

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