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"If there is an afterexistence in which the individual human consciousness continues, I imagine Dante Alighieri is thanking the Creator for giving him, at last, a Michael Palma."
--Marilyn Nelson, author of A Wreath for Emmett Till
Brief description: Dante Alighieri was born in 1265 in Florence to a family of minor nobility. He entered into Florentine politics in 1295, but he and his party were forced into exile in a hostile political climate in 1301. Taking asylum in Ravenna late in life, Dante completed his Divine Commedia, considered one of the most important works of Western literature, before his death in 1321.
Review Quotes: Michael Palma is a magician. This lucid and beautiful translation of The Divine Comedy in elegant terza rima is something to savor, to live in, and to admire.--Jay Parini, author of New and Collected Poems: 1975-2015