Description
“Under James’s uncanny touch, seven long centuries drop away, and the great poem is startlingly fresh and new.”—Stephen Greenblatt
Reviews
"A translation for readers who are culturally engaged, willing to follow lengthy narratives, and curious about free will and the soul. A Dante for fans of Mad Men?" — Camila Domonoske, NPR.org
"Hugely enjoyable… James allows us a valuable new glimpse into a supremely imaginative mind at work when thought and faith remained indivisible—before God, too, was forced from Paradise." — Tom Bissell, Harper's
"Perfect for the Don Drapers in your life." — Megan O’Grady, Vogue.com
"James gives us something sublime: a new way of reading a classic work. James' version is not merely a mirrored word, but a transfigured word. As such, it will no doubt enter the essential Dante canon, and remain there for years to come." — Earl Pike, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Also By: Dante Alighieri 
Vita Nuova
Hardback, 2025
Dante's first masterpiece in an enticing new translation by a beloved teacher of Italian literature and culture
Inferno
Paperback, 2021
Dante's immortal vision of Hell shines "as it never did before in English verse" (Edward Mendelson) in Clive James's new translation of Inferno.
Inferno
E Book, 2021
About Michael Palma’s translation
Inferno
Paperback, 2020
About Michael Palma’s translation.
Inferno
E Book, 2015
Dante's immortal vision of Hell shines "as it never did before in English verse" (Edward Mendelson) in Clive James's new translation of Inferno.
Also By: Clive James
Inferno
Paperback, 2021
Dante's immortal vision of Hell shines "as it never did before in English verse" (Edward Mendelson) in Clive James's new translation of Inferno.
Sentenced to Life: Poems
Hardback, 2017
"There is an inevitable sadness to this moving collection. This being James, there are also moments of zinging energy and a sense of fun…James will remain in the present tense as those Japanese...
Sentenced to Life: Poems
E Book, 2015
"There is an inevitable sadness to this moving collection. This being James, there are also moments of zinging energy and a sense of fun…James will remain in the present tense as those Japanese...Inferno
E Book, 2015
Dante's immortal vision of Hell shines "as it never did before in English verse" (Edward Mendelson) in Clive James's new translation of Inferno.
Nefertiti in the Flak Tower: Poems
Hardback, 2013
“Clive James is more or less the only living poet who manages to be both entertaining and moving.”—Edward Mendelson
