The Divine Comedy: A New Verse Translation by Clive James by Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy: A New Verse Translation by Clive James Dante Alighieri ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780871407412
Page: 560
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation

Nov 26, 2013 - AUSTRALIA'S Clive James is in the running for a Costa Book Award for his translation of epic poem The Divine Comedy. I've been editing the manuscript of my forthcoming translation of “The Divine Comedy,” so I've been reading great poetry every day. Apr 14, 2013 - Have you read any good poets lately? Nov 27, 2013 - Writer and broadcaster Clive James is nominated in this year's Costa Book Awards for his translation of Dante's epic poem The Divine Comedy. Nov 27, 2013 - 26 November 2013. Clive James spent years translating Dante's The Divine Comedy. Nov 24, 2013 - 1) Dante: The Divine Comedy, translated by Clive James (Picador). 5 days ago - After that, fully up and running, he wowed his audience at the Australia and New Zealand literature festival in the Strand in much the same old way, with a mix of exuberance, show-off allusion, topical wisecracks and Aussie irreverence. Aug 12, 2013 - Highlights include veteran broadcaster Clive James and his critically-acclaimed translation of the Divine Comedy, quick-fire comedian Tim Vine taking part in a family-friendly question and answer session and BBC Former Foreign Secretary Lord Douglas Hurd together with Edward Young – a former speech writer for David Cameron – will discuss their new book Disraeli, and poetry fans will love the satirical verse of Luke Wright and his one-man show Essex Lion. Few critics and poets There was, however, no sign of impatience among the capacity crowd that turned out to hear James read his own poetry, together with passages from his acclaimed translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. A triumph of great poetry and accessibility. 1 day ago - We visited Robert Pogue Harrison today, and that short tête-à-tête reminded us of the excellent piece he wrote a few months ago, “Dante: The Most Vivid Version” in the New York Review of Books. Apr 28, 2013 - Selected Translations” by W.S. Norton, 560 pages, $29.95, hardback). To appear in rapid succession—six in the last decade alone.” Over at the New York Review of Books, he investigates three of the latest: Dan Brown's Inferno, Mary Jo Bang's Inferno, and Clive James's Divine Comedy. Oct 8, 2013 - This can lead to sacrificing original meaning in favor of sound or poetic symmetry. Apr 14, 2013 - Clive James, the seemingly ubiquitous television talk show host, Formula One commentator, Australian book critic, leukemia patient, and occasional poet and lyricist, has tried his hand at translating Dante's Divine Comedy. A recent translation of Dante's Inferno by Clive James attempts to morph the iconic terza rima into abab quatrains. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press, 424 pages, $40, hardback) “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri, translated by Clive James (Liveright/W.W. Mar 9, 2014 - Abac 1 8/4/14 The Writers' Room:Breaking Bad abc.net.au/arts/stories/s… fb.me/16emdD3xQ 1 week ago; ABC 1 The Writers' Room: Parks and Recreation Screens 15/4/14 abc.net.au/arts/stories/s… fb.me/2icg3gMd9 1 week ago · goldcoastbooklovers.com/2014/04/03/the… fb.me/6GZzY6mXv 1 week ago; The Divine Comedy by Dante translated by Clive James is Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. In this age The result was his book-length poem, “Poet in New York,” published posthumously —— a travel journal in verse of his outrage and disgust at the spiritual poverty, obtuseness and blatant racism of the world's most powerful capitalist society.