The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri：Volume 3: Paradiso

OneofthegreatestlivingItalian-to-Englishtranslators,DurlinghasatlastcompletedhisrenditionofthethirdandfinalvolumeofDante'smasterfulliteraryepic,TheDivineComedy.Aswiththetwoprecedingvolumes,Durling'spreciseandpowerfultranslationofParadisoappearsalongsidetheoriginalItaliantextrecountingDante'sjourneythroughheavenwiththebeautifulBeatrice.TheendofeachcantocontainsthoroughyetsuccinctnotesbyDurlingandRonaldMartinezthatacquaintthereaderwithDante'smedievalworldandhisreferencepoints.ThusthevolumewillappealtothegeneralreaderaswellasloversandstudentsofItalianliterature,language,andhistory.WhileEnglish-languagetranslationsoftheCommediaabound,theaccuracyandlyricalverveofDurling'stranslationshaveearnedhimaplaceasoneofthealltimegreats.