Inferno, The Norton Library Taoism 'Unsettling and original'

'Unsettling and original'

enshrined in law

conflict and the English character

wizards and monsters

Raimondo Manca is Professor of mathematical methods applied to economics

Inferno, The Norton Library Taoism 'Unsettling and original'Michael Palma's translation of theInfernoreproduces in contemporary English Dante's intricate triple rhymingterza rimaform, defying the conventional wisdom of literary commentators who long argued that it simply cannot be done. This spectacular feat of poetic artistry "accurate admirably clear, and readable" (Richard Wilbur) "in capturing the sense, sound, and spirit of the original comes close to perfection" (X. J. Kennedy).