{"product_id":"9781101588864","title":"The Prophecies: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first major literary presentation of Nostradamus's \u003ci\u003eProphecies\u003c\/i\u003e, newly translated and edited by prizewinning scholars\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 assumed heightened relevance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e How has \u003ci\u003eThe Prophecies\u003c\/i\u003e outlasted most books from the Renaissance? This edition considers its legacy in terms of the poetics of the quatrains, published here in a brilliant new translation and with introductory material and notes mapping the cultural, political, and historical forces that resonate throughout Nostradamus's epic, giving it its visionary power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077070078192,"sku":"9781101588864","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101588864_p0.jpg?v=1763688158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101588864","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}