Born in Florence, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is considered to be the father of Italian poetry and one of the greatest influences in world literature. His masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is the zenith of medieval knowledge and a paragon of poetic imagination. Its first part, the Inferno, remains one of the most popular books of all time.
Bravo for this new version of Dante... Bravo, Professor
Nichols!
*The Church Times*
Serious and thorough new translation of The Divine Comedy by J. G.
Nichols remains a contribution to high culture without sacrificing
an occasional foray into the comedic.
*The Church Times*
J.G. Nichols devoted 10 years to his magnificent new translation of
Dante's brimstone epic The Divine Comedy. All life is written in
Dante's burning pages, and Nichols has done him proud.
*Observer Books of the Year 2012*
J.G. Nichols has done superb translations of Inferno and
Purgatory.
*The Financial Times*
This new translation by J.G. Nichols, clearly grounded in a secure
knowledge of and familiarity with Dante and in English verse which
is rarely less than competently handled, is one that deserves to be
taken seriously and will reward any reader who makes his first
encounter with Dante through it. It is an intelligent and
sophisticated piece of work.
*Acumen Literary Journal*
Dante is my spiritual food.
*James Joyce*
For sheer liveliness combined with accuracy and closeness to the
text, it will be hard to rival.
*A.N. Wilson*
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