Dantes inferno sandow birk and other collected works. The project resulted in three, limited edition books, dantes inferno, dantes purgatorio, and dantes paradiso, each containing more than 60 original lithographs and published by trillium press in san francisco. The best books on dante five books expert recommendations. Sandow birk and marcus sanders adapted inferno, the first canticle of the divine comedy. Just finished reading dante s inferno a modern adaptation by sandow birk and marcus sanders. With an emphasis on social issues, his frequent themes have included inner city violence, graffiti, various political issues, travel, prisons, surfing and skateboarding. Rediscover this literary classic, retold in a kind of apocalyptic graphic novel meets victorianera toy theater.
All of the images for the book were hand drawn by the birk who worked with master printer, david. Birks virgil resembles the caped figure familiar from dores edition, but here hes leading dante past an overturned car into a littered, ominous underground garage. Artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders offer a modern interpretation of dantes inferno, with a literary adaptation incorporating contemporary urban slang and references to contemporary events and people, and unsettlingly vivid illustrations based on. In drawings, paintings, sculptures, and ambitious longterm projects, sandow birk explores contemporary american life, particularly social and political issues such as inner city violence and prisons. Dantes inferno birk, sandow sanders, marcus sanders. The second book of dante alighieris classic poem the divine comedy, this version of purgatorio. In addition to rendering the language of the poem into a contemporary american english vernacular, birk has also reinterpreted 19th century illustrator, gustave dores, drawings. See it here american quran hardcover book now available on amazon. Your first book is dantes commedia 820 itself, and specifically the first canticle, the inferno. All images can be located in the chronicle books editions.
One of the things it does is to interlace every so often modern people or illustrations with what dante originally wrote. This book will never take the place of the original thats for sure, but it was an interesting read. Seven books have been published on his works and he has made two films. Just finished reading dantes inferno a modern adaptation by sandow birk and marcus sanders. Now i have the full series, and if the first book was any. Artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders offer a modern interpretation of dante s inferno, with a literary adaptation incorporating contemporary urban slang and references to contemporary events and people, and unsettlingly vivid illustrations based on gustave dores wellknown engravings. A faithful yet totally original contemporary spin on a classic, dantes inferno as interpreted by acclaimed artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders is a journey through a hell that bears an eerie semblance to our own world. Artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders offer a modern interpretation of dantes inferno, with a literary adaptation incorporating contemporary urban slang. Salgado, to print and publish inferno at trillium press. The film was adapted from the book dantes inferno by sandow birk and marcus sanders chronicle books, 2004, which is a modern update of the canticle inferno from. But it has never before been interpreted with exquisitely handdrawn paper puppets, brought to life using purely handmade special effects.
Dantes inferno is a 2007 comedy film performed with handdrawn paper puppets on a toy theater stage. I adore the divine comedy and all of the modern library translations of the inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. It was sandow birks random discovery of an old copy of the divine comedy in. Birks witty, angry inferno shows the hell all around us. So when word got around that the visionary california painter and book artist sandow birk was not just illustrating but cowriting a new adaptation. Jul 23, 2016 explore ivantireble361s board dantes inferno sandow birk and other collected works. With the publication of dantes paradiso, sandow birk and marcus sanders complete their literary and artistic achievement the retelling of the divine comedy in contemporary words and images. Birk s portrayal of paolo and francesca in inferno 5 displays many of the original and thoughtprovoking aspects of the artists illustration of the divine comedy, which itself can be considered an adaptation of gustave dores engravings published between 1861 and 1868 by hachette books. Buy dantes inferno book online at low prices in india. Dantes inferno, illustration by sandow birk, 2004 the.
Sandow birk dantes divine comedy catharine clark gallery. Sandow birk dantes divine comedy about inferno inferno, the first canticle of dantes divine comedy, was adapted by sandow birk and marcus sanders. Dantes paradiso sandow birk ebook download pdf, epub, fb2. So when word got around that the visionary california painter and book artist sandow birk was not just illustrating but cowriting a new adaptation of dantes. A contemporary version of dantes hellish adventure presented a problem when we decided. One only need look at the cover of sandow birk and marcus sanders adaptation of dantes inferno to realize that this project is not your average translation. With the publication of dante s paradiso, sandow birk and marcus sanders complete their literary and artistic achievement the retelling of the divine comedy in contemporary words and images. Dante in sandow birk and marcus sanders, dantes inferno san. Beginning january 15, 2005, the hearst art gallery of saint marys college will debut paradiso, the third installment of a remarkable update on dante alighieris early 14th century epic poem about the human condition by contemporary southern california artist, sandow birk. The foundation of danielewskis book is built on dantes inferno. Dantes inferno by sandow birk and marcus sanders is an excellent treatment on the first of the three parts of dante alighieris well known and important divine comedy. Dantes inferno has been kicking around the cultural playground for over 700 years. The book rapidly clawed its way to the top of the bestsellers lists and was being taught in college classrooms by the fall, terrifying readers and becoming an instant classic. Dantes divine comedy a five year project which involved adapting the text of the entire divine comedy into contemporary slang and setting the action in contemporary urban america.
A faithful yet totally original contemporary spin on a classic, dante s inferno as interpreted by acclaimed artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders is a journey through a hell that bears an eerie semblance to our own world. Sandow birk dante s divine comedy catharine clark gallery. The illustrations of birk, heavily inspired by gustave dores engravings further serve to increase the pleasure of reading this translation. Grand central puba faithful yet totally original contemporary spin on a classic, dantes inferno as interpreted by acclaimed artist sandow birk and writer marcus sanders is a journey through a hell that bears an eerie semblance to our own world. Why have you chosen the inferno over purgatorio or paradiso well, its mainly through inferno that what you might call the shock and awe of dantes impact is felt. See more ideas about dantes inferno, art essay and alfred basha.
The project developed with trillium press into an ornate book dantes inferno. The film dantes inferno is performed entirely on a toy theater stage, using small paper puppets, props, and sets to create an entire worldor underworld, in this case. Following the acclaim for their innovative edition of dantes inferno, sandow birk and marcus sanders guide us to the next level of the afterlife in dantes purgatorio. Sandow birk has 12 books on goodreads with 2821 ratings. Buy it here publishers weekly names american quran as one of best books of 2015.
Dantes inferno by sandow birk, 97808118426, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this fiveyear project, birk adapted the entire text of dantes divine comedy into contemporary slang and set the action in contemporary urban america. Inferno is, of course, where almost all readers start and where many of them indeed stop, which is a pity because. One of the things it does is to interlace every so often modern people or. The project resulted in three, limited edition books, inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. In 2002 illustrator sandow birk and journalist marcus sanders teamed in rewriting and illustrating dantes divine comedy, a work published by chronicle books birk created over 200 drawings and paintings inspired by dantes poem.
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