Título: The Inferno (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Autor: Dante Alighieri
Sinopse: "The Inferno," by Dante Alighieri, is part of the "Barnes & Noble Classics"""series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes & Noble Classics" New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. "Barnes & Noble Classics "pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works."""The Inferno" remains literature s most hallowed and graphic vision of Hell. Dante plunges readers into this unforgettable world with a deceptively simpleand now legendarytercet: Midway upon the journey of our lifeI found myself within a forest darkFor the straightforward pathway had been lost. With these words, Dante plunges readers into the unforgettable world of the Infernoone of the most graphic visions of Hell ever created. In this first part of the epic "The Divine Comedy," Dante is led by the poet Virgil down into the nine circles of Hell, where he travels through nightmare landscapes of fetid cesspools, viper pits, frozen lakes, and boiling rivers of blood and witnesses sinners being beaten, burned, eaten, defecated upon, and torn to pieces by demons. Along the way he meets the most fascinating characters known to the classical and medieval worldthe silver-tongued Ulysses, lustful Francesca da Rimini, the heretical Farinata degli Uberti, and scores of other intriguing and notorious figures. This edition of the "Inferno" revives the famous Henry Wadsworth Longfellow translation, which first introduced Dante s literary genius to a broad American audience. Opening the book we stand face to face with the poet, wrote William Dean Howells of Longfellow s Dante, and when his voice ceases we may marvel if he has not sung to us in his own Tuscan. Lyrically graceful and brimming with startlingly vivid images, Dante s Inferno is a perpetually engrossing classic that ranks with the greatest works of Homer and Shakespeare. Features a map of Hell and illustrations by Gustave Dore.Peter Bondanella is Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and Italian at Indiana University and a past president of the American Association for Italian Studies. His publications include a number of translations of Italian classics, books on Italian Renaissance literature and Italian cinema, and a dictionary of Italian literature."
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Inferno (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)”, de Dante Alighieri, publicado pela editora Barnes & Noble Classics, em 2003 e com 302 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Barnes & Noble Classics
Páginas: 302
Ano: 2003
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Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN:
ISBN13: 9781593080518
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Barnes & Noble Classics oferecem uma experiência de leitura enriquecida, com edições que combinam textos clássicos da literatura e do pensamento com recursos críticos e históricos. A coleção privilegia obras que atravessam séculos, desde epopeias antigas até romances do século XIX e ensaios influentes, sempre apresentadas com introduções, cronologias e notas que contextualizam o leitor. O tom varia entre narrativas densas e reflexivas, como as de grandes romances realistas, e textos que exploram conflitos sociais ou dilemas morais, com ritmo que pode ser tanto contemplativo quanto marcado por tensão dramática. O catálogo traz obras que dialogam com questões históricas e culturais, frequentemente acompanhadas de comentários que ampliam a compreensão do leitor sobre o impacto literário e social dessas obras.
