{"product_id":"the-inferno-9781550656787","title":"The Inferno","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Halfway tree. The journey of our life found me \/ there at midnight in a ramshackle state.\" So begins \u003cb\u003eLorna Goodison\u003c\/b\u003e's astonishing new translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Inferno\u003c\/i\u003e by Dante, a poet she once described as \"uncompromising as an old testament prophet, stern as a Rastafarian elder.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the last two decades, Goodison has translated and reimagined Dante's cantos, setting the original poem into her native Jamaica and employing Jamaican expressions and sayings. In doing so, she has attempted to do for Caribbean vernacular what Dante did for his Italian language in the fourteenth century--endow it with an entirely new vocal music and power. In recreating the journey through the \"unpaved and rocky road\" of Dante's Hell for a contemporary audience, Goodison has given us a dazzling and profound new narrative of spiritual yearning for our era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorna Goodison,Dante Alighieri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signal Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.46h x 5.29w x 0.43d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550656787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLorna Goodison\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 15 books of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003eMother Muse\u003c\/i\u003e which was shortlisted for The Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry. Véhicule Press released her first-ever book of essays in Canada, \u003ci\u003eRedemption Ground\u003c\/i\u003e, in 2023. Born in Jamaica, Goodison has taught at the University of Toronto and the University of Michigan, and now lives in Halfmoon Bay, British Columbia. Goodison was Jamaica's Poet Laureate from 2017 to 2020 and was the recipient of The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDante Alighieri\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1265 in Florence and is considered Italy's greatest poet. It is believed that \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, a masterpiece of world literature, was written between 1308 and 1320. He died in Ravenna in 1321.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Lorna Goodison \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47629508837533,"sku":"9781550656787","price":42.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4cbecb1e-a2af-4fa3-9243-3ddbd89da7c7.jpg?v=1770190535","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-inferno-9781550656787","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}