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Paradiso (Bantam Classics) by Dante Alighieri (1986)
  mykl-s | Nov 22, 2009 |
(Review is of the Penguin Classics translation by Mark Musa, and applies to all three volumes, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradisio)

I would not think to quibble with reviewing Dante himself - Dante is a master, and doesn't need my endorsement. I will say, however, that Musa's translation is an exceptionally sensitive one, and his comprehensive notes are an invaluable aid to the reader less familiar with Dante's broad spheres of reference. Musa is clearly a devoted scholar of Dante, and his concern for Dante's original meaning and tone is evident. This is one of the best translations of The Comedia available. ( )
  raven_moon | Nov 4, 2009 |
Part Three of one of the best stories of all-time. Top Ten in my favorite books. ( )
  Anagarika | Nov 3, 2009 |
To be honest, this and Purgatory bored me to tears. I cannot recall many details, other than I found the poetic translation to be clumsy and borderline insipid. In retrospect, I would have rather have read a prose version. ( )
  Qorvus | Jun 19, 2009 |
This part works beautifully as a counterpart to the Inferno -- rrrrrrright up until the part where he decides that calling something indescribable is a substitute for descriptions.

I mean, who does he think he is, Lovecraft? ( )
  bluedream | Mar 4, 2009 |
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The glory of the One who moves all things permeaetes the universe and glows in one part more and in another less.
(La gloria di clui che tutto move per l'universo penetra, e risplende in una parte piu e meno altrove.)
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0553212044, Mass Market Paperback)

This brilliant new verse translation by Allen Mandelbaum captures the consummate beauty of the third and last part of Dante's Divine Comedy. The Paradiso is a luminous poem of love and light, of optics, angelology, polemics, prayer, prophecy, and transcendent experience. As Dante ascends to the Celestial Rose, in the tenth and final heaven, all the spectacle and splendor of a great poet's vision now becomes accessible to the modern reader in this highly acclaimed, superb dual language edition. With extensive notes and commentary.

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