Inferno: The Divine Comedy I Volume 1: Inferno

A masterly translation. Judith Thurman, The New Yorker

Kirkpatrick brings a more nuanced sense of the Italian and a more mediated appreciation of the poem's construction than nearly all of his competitors. The Times (London)

We gain much from Kirkpatrick s fidelity to syntax and nuance. . . . His introduction . . . tells you, very readable indeed, pretty much all you need for a heightened appreciation of the work.
The Guardian

Likely to be the best modern version of Dante . . . The perfect balance of tightness and colloquialism. Bernard O Donoghue

This version is the first to bring together poetry and scholarship in the very body of the translation a deeply informed version of Dante that is also a pleasure to read.   David Wallace, University of Pennsylvania