The Prophecies
A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text
$51.18
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2014
Summary
The Prophecies
The mysterious quatrains of the sixteenth-century French astrologer Nostradamus have long proved captivating for their predictions. Nostradamus has been credited with anticipating the Great Fire of London, the rise of Adolf Hitler, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. Today, as the world grapples with financial meltdowns, global terrorism, and environmental disasters—as well as the Mayan prediction of the apocalypse on December 21, 2012—his prophecies of doom have …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143107231 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143107232 |
| Author: | Nostradamus |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2014 |
| Weight: | 353g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 139mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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“Freshly translated [and] stamped with the approval of the editors of the venerable Penguin Classics series … this new dual-language edition of
Freshly translated [and] stamped with the approval of the editors of the venerable Penguin Classics series … this new dual-language edition of The Prophecies, translated by the excellent Richard Sieburth, makes a case for Nostradamus as a poet of sweep and impact – Dwight Garner * The New York Times *
About The Author
Nostradamus
Nostradamus (1503-1566) was a French doctor, astrologer, and seer believed to have predicted major world events.
Richard Sieburth (translator) is an award-winning translator of works by Henri Michaux, Michel Leiris, George Büchner, Walter Benjamin, and Friedrich Hölderlin. His translation for Penguin Classics of Gerard de Nerval’s Selected Writings won the PEN/Book-of-the-Month-Club Translation Prize. Sieburth teaches French and comparative literature at New York University.
Stephane Gerson (introducer) is an award-winning historian of modern France and the author of Nostradamus-How an Obscure Renaissance Astrologer Became the Modern Prophet of Doom. He teaches French history at New York University.
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