Altogether, their notes, spread out over the three volumes of the comedy, are about 480,000 words, as long as a thousand page novel, or a third of the complete proust. He is the author of a dozen monographs, editions, and. Their complete divine comedy is 2600 pages, a small portion of which is taken up by the poem in english and italian. The complete divine comedy inferno, purgatorio, paradiso in one volume from vintage classics. The 15 translations are those of ciaran carson, john ciardi, anthony esolen, robert and jean hollander, robin kirkpatrick, stanley lombardo, henry. Dante alighieri, author, robert hollander, translator, jean hollander, translator, trans. The divine comedy by dante alighieri is an epic poem written between 8 and his death in 21. In my last post i compared john ciardi and allen mandelbaums translation of the inferno by looking at how they handled canto xxvi, lines 112120. A threevolume translation by robert hollander and jean hollander. For robert hollander, this tripartite form renders him the counterfeit of christ. The divine comedy by dante aligheri was translated into french and spanish and other.
Robert hollander writes, weknow absolutely nothing certain about her, whether she was an actual woman or whether she is a fictitious lady of the sort that lovepoets invented in. Robert hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of dante, and jean hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a beautifully accurate and clear verse translation of the first volume of. He moves through the nine circles, until he meets satan in the middle. He is professor in european literature emeritus at princeton and the founding director of both the dartmouth dante project and the princeton dante project. The work is written in the first person, and tells of dantes journey. And in the header you have the links to the three parts seperately. The poems imaginative vision of the afterlife is representative of the. It is widely considered to be the preeminent work in italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. Robert hollander taught the divine comedy to princeton students for thirtynine years and was the director of the princeton dante project. American dante bibliography for 2003 dante society. If youve already downloaded the first 2 parts, feel free to redownload them, as the final versions are extended, with few mistakes corrected, plus with an enhanced layout.
He is the author of a dozen monographs, editions, and translations, and some six dozen articles on dante, boccaccio, and other writers. The words are listed in the order in which they appear in the epic. Robert hollander taught dantes divine comedy to princeton students for fortytwo years, and is the author of a dozen books and more than seventy articles on dante, boccaccio, and other italian authors. Ive included the links below too if you wanna directly go to the par. The inferno is by far the most interesting of the three books which make up dantes divine comedy, and robert pinskys translation is by far the best ive ever read. Robert hollander primary author only author division. Robert hollander is currently considered a single author. Often translated and into many languages, the comedy the adjective divine was added by an. Robert hollander, professor in european literature, emeritus, first taught in the department of romance languages in 1961. If you havent yet read the divine comedyyou know who you arenow is the time, because robert and jean hollander have just completed a beautiful translation of the astonishing fourteenth. This portable document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. O, of the other poets honour and light, avail me the long study and great love that have impelled me to explore thy volume. The divine comedy is a long italian narrative poem by dante alighieri, begun c. Robert hollander has taught the divine comedy to princeton students for thirtynine years.
It includes the arguments prefixed to the cantos by the rev. Dante alighieri 126521 is one of the leading figures of world literature. Complete dante alighieris divine comedy in pdf 3 books. Transcript of the chat anu garg moderator welcome to the third online chat at wordsmith. Almost that passage had made morning there 5 and evening here, and there was wholly white that hemisphere, and black the other part, when beatrice towards the lefthand side i saw turned round, and gazing at the sun.
Robert hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of dante, and jean. English translations of dantes divine comedy wikipedia. Thou art my master, and my author thou, thou art alone the one from whom i took. Robert hollander taught dantes divine comedy to princeton students for forty two years, and is the author of a dozen books and more than seventy articles on.
His commedia, probably written during the last 15 years of his life is by common consent the greatest literary work in the italian language. Henry wadsworth longfellow is a publication of the pennsylvania state university. Dante, jean hollander, robert hollander download inferno dante robert hollander jean hollander ebook. I have a shelf devoted to dante, but as of today, i give the nod to jean and robert hollander for their rather recent translations. Dantes divine comedy is considered to be not only the most important epic poem in italian literature, but also one of the greatest poems ever written. Robert and jean hollander have made the whole journey. Which is the best englishlanguage translation of dante. If you havent yet read the divine comedyyou know who you arenow is the time, because robert and jean hollander have just completed. Dantes journey to freedom, part 1 jorge luis borges, the great argentine writer, said that no one should deny themselves. Dantes inferno dantes inferno the divine comedy of dante alighieri translated by henry wadsworth longfellow volume 1 this is all of longfellows dante translation of inferno minus the illustrations.
The edition includes the original italian along with the english, plentiful notes, and outstanding intro. The inferno is the story of dantes journey through hell on the night before good friday in 0. Dante alighieri divine comedy, inferno 5 which spreads abroad so wide a river of speech. Here i want to expand that exercise, comparing 15 different translations in a more systematic way. It consists of 100 cantos, and after an introductory canto they are divided into three sections. He has received many awards, including the gold medal of. Each section is 33 cantos in length, and they describe how dante and a guide travel through inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. Today our guests are robert hollander and jean hollander.
Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Featuring the original italian text opposite the translation, this edition also offers an extensive and. A number of other translators, such as robert pinsky, have translated the. This translation of the inferno, the first canticle of dante alighieris divine comedy, by robert and jean hollander, is one of the best that ive read. American dante bibliography for 1995 dante society. The divine comedy changed my life, and it may do the same to you.
Bit earlier than promised, ive finished the paradiso, so i bring you complete dante alighieris divine comedy in pdf for free download, as 3 separate ebooks inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Their purgatorio is almost twice as long as mandelbaums. The divine comedy is not a comedy at all, the title commedia refers to the fact that the journey starts from hell and ends with dantes visit to heaven and meeting with god and understanding of the mystery of reincarnation. These words which appear in robert and jean hollanders translation of the inferno have been identified as words or derivatives of words that have appeared on past sat and act tests.
Dante alighieri, charles eliot norton created date. Fifteen translations of dante compared boisterous beholding. Paradiso by dante, 9781400031153, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The divine comedy by dante alighieri free pdf ebook. Robert hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher of dante, and jean hollander, an accomplished poet, have written a beautifully accurate and clear verse translation of the first volume of dantes epic poem, the divine comedy. When dante wrote the poem we call the divine comedy, he called it. Dantes the divine comedy purgatorio dante alighieri. Dante alighieri divine comedy, paradiso 3 tempers and stamps more after its own fashion. Robert hollander, a professor of european literature at princeton university, and his wife jean hollander have collaborated on a new translation of dantes inferno.
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