{"product_id":"inferno-a-new-verse-translation-9780393323870","title":"Inferno: A New Verse Translation","description":"Unlike every known translator before him, Michael Palma re-creates Dante's masterpiece in all its dimensions, without emphasizing some aspects over others, rendering \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e into contemporary American English while maintaining Dante's original triple rhyme scheme. The result is a translation that can be appreciated for its literal faithfulness and beautiful poetic form, accompanied by facing-page Italian and explanatory notes. \"A superb translation; highly recommended.\"--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e \"I find Michael Palma's \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e to be one that I'm having a hard time improving.\"--Lawrence Ferlinghetti \"I think highly of Michael Palma's \u003cem\u003eInferno\u003c\/em\u003e....Readers will find it admirably clear and readable.\"--Richard Wilbur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlighieri, Dante:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlighieri, Dante:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePalma, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Palma\u003c\/strong\u003e is the recipient of the Italo Calvino Award for his translation of \u003cem\u003eMy Name on the Wind: Selected Poems of Diego Valeri\u003c\/em\u003e and of the Raiziss\/de Palchi Translation Award from the American Academy of American Poets for his translation of \u003cem\u003eThe Man I Pretend to Be: \"The Colloquies\"\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems of Guido Gozzano\u003c\/em\u003e. Palma has published four collections of verse: \u003cem\u003eThe Egg Shape\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAntibodies\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Fortune in Gold\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBegin in Gladness\u003c\/em\u003e, and an Internet chapbook, \u003cem\u003eThe Ghost of Congress Street\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eFaithful in My Fashion: Essays on the Translation of Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50503309394194,"sku":"9780393323870","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e765448-d6b4-4095-973f-a7f91de47c12.jpg?v=1730787972","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inferno-a-new-verse-translation-9780393323870","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}