Dante's Divine Trilogy

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.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

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 by the Saltire Society. He died in December 2019, aged eighty-five.Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages and the author of the Divine Comedy.

Zusammenfassung

Alasdair Gray's remarkable retelling of Dante's Divine Comedy; this edition brings Gray's Hell, Purgatory and Paradise together into a single edition for the first time

Zusatztext

Powerfully conveys the appalling nature of a vision which has terrified and enthralled Western men and women down the centuries

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dante Alighieri, Alasdair Gray
• Verlag: Canongate Books
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 03.02.2022
• EAN: 9781786897022
• ISBN: 978-1-78689-702-2
• Seiten: 432
• Abmessung: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Serie: Canons
• Themen: Belletristik > Lyrik, Dramatik; Fiction in translation, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, 14th century, c 1300 to c 1399, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Ancient, classical and medieval texts