The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri | Folio Society Reviews

[@PontusPresents]

Do you want to see a video with ALL of Neil Packer's 103 illustrations? Please tell me and I will make it. 🙂

[@masoninho8]

I have the book, but would still be cool to see in your awesome videos :)

[@Bachirameguru3789]

Yes

[@krisgeringer3853]

Yes please!

[@salazarmageddon]

It is absolutely gorgeous, from the stunning design of the slipcase to the choice of paper. A must-own. Thank you for such a thorough overview of it!

[@PontusPresents]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@jl2dobrzyn]

My wonderful wife got this magnificent tome for my birthday. It is something special.

[@PontusPresents]

What a great gift! 😍

[@enragedkaiser237]

What a crazy coincidence! I was JUST looking for reviews/showcases of this edition, and your vid popped up in my YT subscription feed 😂

[@PontusPresents]

😊

[@flipgsp]

Yes definitely make a video of the illustrations.

[@ELdASenSei]

Would definitely love to see all those lovely illustrations from Neil Packer!!! Once again thank you for this exquisite showcase!!! Cheers from the Netherlands!

[@Evelyn-zn6td]

Really glad they came out with this, really wanted this translation in a nice edition.

[@Steamforger]

Fantastic video as usual Pontus - I'd love to see more of Neil Packer's illustrations too! You're going to have to get a referral link from Folio Society as it's clear people in the comments (including me) are about to buy this edition because of you!

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Folio Society doesn't have an affiliate program, alas!

[@VisualFeast7557]

Please show all illustrations.

[@user-ik4kh9lt6d]

I have the very excellent Barnes and Noble leatherbound edition of this. But this version is so incredible, I might just take the plunge!

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[@Discov81]

Is glue sometimes used even in Smyth sewn binding? How then to distinguish it from hybrid binding?

[@dicsoncandra1948]

How do you find the translation? I’ve looked around and according to people it is not the most accessible

[@elliotwalton6159]

This is the review I've been waiting for! It looks like FS did a great (and speedy) job repackaging this set for us SE cheapskates!

[@AmericanGuy7654]

What’s the music you used for this?

[@kalleskaviar25]

Do you have any of Folio Societys Cormac McCarthy books?

[@PontusPresents]

I don’t, sorry!

[@GypsyRoSesx]

Gorgeous book!

[@bethflynn5342]

o my GOD! I want this so bad!

[@benjaminmolina3456]

Hows is the translation?

[@samdryden7944]

Very disappointing - it's written in modern British laddish vernacular, so we get words like dossing and arse. We also get at least one f word (seem to recall Dante was said to be vulgar in the original text). I was hoping for a somewhat more literary and dignified/classy translation while still being readable and able to be comprehended by the average reader. I am definitely an average reader, Dante is above my comprehension level, and even though this seems dumbed down in places, in the whole I am still struggling to understand it.

[@warofalliances8220]

i don't recommend this to anyone, it sure may look good online but when you receive it in person it may be a bit of a shock. The entire book and slip case is covered in these little marks which are akin to as if someone has grabbed a pen and drawn little lines everywhere. Not to mention the fact that this book has paper binding too, i was highly disappointed when I received mine.

[@samdryden7944]

What do you expect for $150? You're not going to get a leather binding for that price. And surely the little pen marks resemble sparks from the fires of Hell? Even if they don't, that wasn't a dealbreaker for me.

[@TheEfkk]

Show all illustrations.

[@hedgiecc]

Stunning. *want*

[@Chrysostomus_17]

It's a little disappointing for me that such a stunning edition doesn't have verse numbers on the side of the pages. Oh well.