The Divine Comedy [Paperback]

A translation for readers who are culturally engaged, willing to follow lengthy narratives, and curious about free will and the soul. A Dante for fans ofHugely enjoyable& James allows us a valuable new glimpse into a supremely imaginative mind at work when thought and faith remained indivisiblebefore God, too, was forced from Paradise.Perfect for the Don Drapers in your life.James gives us something sublime: a new way of reading a classic work. James' version is not merely a mirrored word, but a transfigured word. As such, it will no doubt enter the essential Dante canon, and remain there for years to come.Under Jamess uncanny touch, seven long centuries drop away, and the great poem is startlingly fresh and new.Stephen Greenblatt