Dante's Paradiso
With the publication of Dante's Paradiso , Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders complete their literary and artistic achievementthe retelling of The Divine Comedy in contemporary words and images. Hailed as "inspired" by the The London Review of Books , Birk and Sanders's adaptation of Dante's classic work is true to the spirit of the original and is as acerbic and shockingly funny today as in thirteenth-century Italy. With a text that incorporates modern slang and references to anachronistically recent public figures, Birk and Sanders pay tribute to Dante's linguistic approach and clever politics. Birk's striking spin on Gustave Dor's famous engravings accompany the cantos. Together they lend the timeless poem a postmodern edge. A major retrospective of all of Birk's illustrations and paintings for the trilogy will be held at the San Jose Museum of Art in August 2005 in tribute to a masterpiece for our times.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0811847209
ISBN13:9780811847209
Release Date:July 2005
Publisher:Chronicle Books
Length:240 Pages
Weight:2.14 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.6" x 10.9"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
Amazing!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I absolutely LOVED this series! The way the author adapted it to modern day life was great. I recommend it to readers everywhere.
Delightful Contemporary Read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I adore the Divine Comedy-- and all of the Modern Library translations of the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. I tried out these books by Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders because they looked appealing. They're definitely great reads. No, they're not perfect, and some of it is a little strange to read, but overall, I think you can't really go wrong in trying them out. It keeps all of Dante's main points, it just presents them in a different, more modern way. Anyone interested in Dante's work, would should at least read these for experimentation.
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