Contrastes de lo eterno

Jean Hollander, an accomplished poet, and Robert Hollander, a renowned scholar and master teacher, whose joint translation of the Inferno was acclaimed as a new standard in English, bring their respective gifts to Purgatorio in an arresting and clear verse translation. Featuring the original Italian text opposite the translation, their edition offers an extensive and accessible introduction as well as generous historical and interpretive commentaries that draw on centuries of scholarship and Robert Hollander’s own decades of teaching and reasearch. In the second book of Dante’s epic poem...

These poems are about Love, Life and Living. The world is seen as a beautiful, complex and diverse place. These poems provide a picturesque view of the world. Love is beautiful when the going is good and terrible when it goes bad, leading to heartaches, nervous breakdown and sometimes even death. It can make or mare a man and has been the reason for the downfall of some notable successful men. Life is mysterious. Full of ups and down and has different stages which I prefer to call part 1, part 2 and for some people, part 3. The only constant thing in life is change and as each day comes with...

La poesía es una forma de conocimiento; una imagen, cierto ritmo, nos revelan la esencia de las cosas de manera mas viva y mas intensa que un complejo sistema filosófico. Conocimiento intuitivo, supra racional, de índole distinta al conocimiento científico, pero no menos cierto; podrán caer en desuso determinadas teorías para explicar el universo sin menoscabo del valor del verdadero poema, el cual trasciende las limitaciones de su época.

The inspirational words in this sensitive anthology present an empowering message and a reminder that anything is possible . . . "With God by Your Side." These words help shine a light on life's most difficult times.