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Dante's Divine Trilogy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Dante's Divine Trilogy
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Alasdair Gray
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By (author) Dante Alighieri
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Series | Canons |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:432 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Poetry Literary studies - classical, early and medieval |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781786897022
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Classifications | Dewey:851.1 |
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Edition |
Main - Canons
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Illustrations |
No
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Canongate Books
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Imprint |
Canongate Canons
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Publication Date |
3 February 2022 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In this masterful retelling of one of the greatest works of world literature, Alasdair Gray - in his last work - offers an original translation in prosaic English rhyme. Lyrical and modern, this complete edition brings all three parts of Dante's epic journey through Hell and Purgatory and on to Paradise together in a single volume for the first time.
Author Biography
Born in 1934, Alasdair Gray graduated in design and mural painting from the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981, when Lanark was published by Canongate, he authored, designed and illustrated seven novels, several books of short stories, a collection of his stage, radio and TV plays and a book of his visual art, A Life in Pictures. In November 2019, he received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Saltire Society. He died in December 2019, aged eighty-five.
Reviews'One of the brightest intellectual and creative lights Scotland has known in modern times' - NICOLA STURGEON 'A necessary genius' - ALI SMITH 'Gray is a true original, a twentieth century William Blake' - Observer 'One of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language' - IRVINE WELSH 'Praise for Dante's Divine Trilogy: Alasdair Gray has cast a spell over Dante's Hell, creating (and decorating) a verse translation that is modern, lyrical, yet faithful to the original' - New Statesman 'Lucid, lyrical, imaginative' - Times Literary Supplement
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