Paradiso

I have not yet read it , but I'm happy to have it.

I am thoroughly enjoying this 3 book translation of the Divine Comedy written in the 1300s in Italian.The Divine Comedy is not easy to read and even harder to understand but the authors Robert & Jean Hollander write in easier to understand English. Still very hard to read/comprehend but this work (3 books: Inferno, Purgatorio & Paradiso ..bought separably) helped me feel not quite as lost.

I have long had this book in paperback. Right now I have been engaging in an approximately three month long online discussion of Dante's Commedia. I had heard how good are the connections between footnotes and text on the Kindle and I was tired of carrying around the paperback version, so last night I decided for this last volume I would indulge in the Kindle version of Paradiso. This was despite the wonderful Dante Princeton site, which has the Hollander translation online [...] and despite already owning a hard copy. After one afternoon and evening, I am absolutely delighted with the investment. It is such a pleasure to work between the text and notes (regardless of occasional glitches in the touch technology). (I continue to follow the text in another translation as well.)If not for the cost, I'd purchase the other two volumes in their Kindle version as well. If the publisher/Amazon makes available the Lending Option so I can share with my family, I shall probably still do so when the year comes for a re-read (probably 2015).

The book arrived looking better than described, I thought. I'm very pleased and would look for this seller again.

I never purchase used books that are described as "acceptable". This book was acceptable. The cover was bent and the edges frayed. I found more markings in the book that I expected. I was expecting a book in good condition, so I feel that I didn't get what I paid for.