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- Published: 1 October 2020
- ISBN: 9780241425541
- Imprint: Penguin Audio
- Format: Audio Download
- RRP: $32.99
The Divine Comedy
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- Published: 1 October 2020
- ISBN: 9780241425541
- Imprint: Penguin Audio
- Format: Audio Download
- RRP: $32.99
The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism . . . Likely to be the best modern version of Dante
Bernard O'Donoghue
Kirkpatrick brings a more nuanced sense of the Italian and a more mediated appreciation of the poem's construction than nearly all of his competitors
The Times
We gain much from Kirkpatrick's fidelity to syntax and nuance... His introduction...tells you, very readable indeed, pretty much all you need for a heightened appreciation of the work
Guardian