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The Divine Comedy, Part 3: Paradise (Penguin Classics) Paperback – Illustrated, July 30, 1962

by Dante Alighieri (Author), Dorothy L. Sayers (Translator), Barbara Reynolds (Introduction)
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The third volume of Dante's Divine Comedy

To the consternation of his more academic admirers, who believed Latin to be the only proper language for dignified verse, Dante wrote his Comedy in colloquial Italian, wanting it to be a poem for the common reader. Taking two threads of a story that everybody knew and loved – the story of a vision of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, and the story of the lover who has to brave the Underworld to find his lost lady – he combined them into a great allegory of the soul’s search for God. He made it swift, exciting and topical, lavishing upon it all his learning and wit, all his tenderness, humour and enthusiasm, and all his poetry. In Paradise, Dante journeys through the encircling spheres of heaven towards God.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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“The English Dante of choice.” –Hugh Kenner

“Exactly what we have waited for these years, a Dante with clarity, eloquence, terror, and profoundly moving depths.” –Robert Fagles, Princeton University

“A marvel of fidelity to the original, of sobriety, and truly, of inspired poetry.” –Henri Peyre, Yale University

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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, this scion of a Florentine family mastered in the art of lyric poetry at an early age. His first major work is La Vita Nuova (1292) which is a tribute to Beatrice Portinari, the great love of his life. Married to Gemma Donatic, Dante's political activism resulted in his being exiled from Florence to eventually settle in Ravenna. It is believed that The Divine Comedy—comprised of three canticles, The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso—was written between 1308 and 1320. Dante Alighieri died in 1321.

Barbara Reynolds, retired lecturer in Italian at Cambridge University, holds three honorary doctorates. She translated Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso for Penguin Classics and finished Dorothy L. Sayers’s translation of Dante’s Paradise after Sayers’s death.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; Twenty-Seventh Printing edition (July 30, 1962)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140441050
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140441055
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1220L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.68 x 7.74 inches
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Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence. His family, of minor nobility, was not wealthy nor especially distinguished; his mother died when he was a child, his father before 1283. At about the age of 20 he married Gemma Donati, by whom he had three children. Little is known of Dante's formal education-it is likely to have included study with the Dominicans, the Augustinians, and the Franciscans in Florence, and at the university in Bologna. In 1295 he entered Florentine politics and in the summer of 1300 he became one of the six governing Priors of Florence. In 1301, the political situation forced Dante and his party into exile. For the rest of his life he wandered through Italy, perhaps studied at Paris, while depending for refuge on the generosity of various nobles. He continued to write and at some point late in life he took asylum in Ravenna where he completed the Divine Commedia and died, much honoured, in 1321.

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Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Great translation
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This is the Barbara Reynolds completion of the Dorothy Sayers translated edition that I thought far better.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!
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This is one of the greatest books I have ever read! Dorothy Sayers translation is incredible and she offers tremendous insight into past history and and provides much needed background to enjoy this timeless classic of the Western Canon. It is also easy to understand why Dante ranks high up in Western Canonical literature along with Virgil and Homer. What made the book enjoyable also was that, prior to purchase, I viewed online documentaries about Dante's Inferno which is what I would recommend but even then, you will not anticipate all of the actions of the book.
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Perfect. New books. All 3 came shipped together very quickly. Smooth and easy transaction. What online ordering should be.
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Preston
4.0 out of 5 stars Completion
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I had Inferno and Purgatory, so I needed to complete this epic trilogy and I am proud to own these classics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Quick delivery
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Super quick delivery. Book in good condition as advertised. Thanks!
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Judson B. Franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars This is clearly the best translation and commentary on the DC
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2014
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This is clearly the best translation and commentary on the DC. Even though the last 13 books of Paradiso were completed after Sayer's death, the overall work holds up to a very high standard.
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N. Vonnahme
1.0 out of 5 stars The Kindle version is inferior.
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2011
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Dante deserves 5 stars and the translators 4, but the current Kindle edition deserves 1. It seems to have been sloppily OCRed with little editorial attention. Problems include,

1. Ugly formatting (compared to the paper book). The verse numbers intrude into the text, the useful page headings are gone (except where they've been accidentally and intrusively included), and the indentation is inconsistent. On most devices it is hard to get lines to not wrap, but in the paper book this is handled well.

2. Typos/errors. Especially in the italicized comments at the beginning of each chapter. Clumsy, no attention to detail.

3. No table of contents and no good way to navigate between text, notes, and glossary. There should be *more* hyperlinking opportunities in the electronic text. But instead it's clumsier to use than the actual book, which responds well to thumb and finger. Also on the Kindle Touch anyway it's impossible to look up a phrase, for example to google "mosaic of Justinian at San Vitale" which was mentioned in the notes.

I can't believe I paid $9.59 for such a barbarically edited book. Where are your standards, Penguin? It's distracting and disappointing.
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B. Knott
5.0 out of 5 stars Still a classic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2013
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For anyone who hasn't read the 3 volumes of the Divine Comedy by Dante all I can say is try and enjoy! The notes enable the modern reader to understand some of the more obscure allusions but it is the enormous sweep of the story which carries the reader along. Dante is escorted through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in a nonstop journey to help him save his soul from damnation. The insights into the human mind and condition are just as valid for today as they were in the early 14th century! For instance, Dante has set a place in Hell for the flatterers and corrupters of language whom he knew well in his day. Today that place is probably full of spin doctors and advertising executives!
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Reading Machine
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Interpretation 2
Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2013
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I love the interpretation and the plentiful notes. Dorothy Sayers and Barbara Reynolds did an excellent work. I appreciate this kind of passion.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very defective item
Reviewed in Canada on November 24, 2022
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The copy was an absolute defective and sadly amazon helpdesk was so RUDE.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Pages came out of book
Reviewed in Canada on October 11, 2022
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The book came with pages not placed in the book
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not Sayers
Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2019
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The kindle edition is not translated by Dorothy Sayers.
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