672 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195087444
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 06 March 1997
Description
This is the first volume of a new prose translation of Dante's epic - the first in twenty-five years. Robert Durling's translation brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with its terror, pathos, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 57%
adventurous 42%
informative 28%
mysterious 28%
emotional 14%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Character: 40% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | N/A: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
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672 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780195087444
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date: 06 March 1997
Description
This is the first volume of a new prose translation of Dante's epic - the first in twenty-five years. Robert Durling's translation brings a new power and accuracy to the rendering of Dante's extraordinary vision of Hell, with its terror, pathos, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 224 reviews
Moods
challenging 57%
dark 57%
adventurous 42%
informative 28%
mysterious 28%
emotional 14%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
tense 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Character: 40% | Plot: 20%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 20%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | N/A: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.