DANTE’S INFERNO（ISBN=） 英文原版

　　The timeless classic of a journey through the horrors of hell
The action adventure blockbuster that’s rocking the video game
world All hell is breaking loose. Electronic Arts’ thrilling video
game Dante’s Inferno has exploded on the scene and this book
provides unique insight into its creation. Go back to the source
with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s celebrated translation of Dante’s
epic poem. Presented here in its entirety, the poem provides the
original foundation and inspiration for the game. Then learn the
game’s creators turned the Dante’s notorious Nine Circles of Hell
into the hottest game around. In sixteen pages of stunning art,
you’ll discover how the monsters and characters–from King Minos
and Cerberus to Lucifer himself–evolved from their classic images
to the darkest creatures in damnation, and witness how the
environments fashioned by the game’s creators bring the tortured
netherworld of absolute evil to hideous life. In addition,
Executive Producer Jonathan Knight shares intriguing details about
the process of adapting Dante’s masterpiece into this epic
videogame in a fascinating introduction written exclusively for
this book. Welcome to Hell–let the nightmares begin.

　　Daniel Halpern is the author of eight collections of poetry
and editor of numerous anthologies, most recently The Art of the
Story. He has received numerous grants and awards, including
fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National
Endowment for the Arts.

　　It seems right that Dante would provide such an unusual
meeting ground of cultures, eras, and writers: his voice took in
many voices. Curious, questing, and provocative, this literary
project should be a signpost to anyone who cares about language.”
— Publisbers Weekly

　　”Many hands have made, in the present case, not light but
lasting work.” — — James Merrill