The Divine Comedy

[Akita Suggagaki]

I heard on the radio there is a new translation. In this one the author tries to honor Dante's poetic form of terza rima:

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Amazon.com

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Do I really need another book?

 

[Sif]

I heard on the radio there is a new translation. In this one the author tries to honor Dante's poetic form of terza rima:

A
B
A

B
C
B

C
D
C

Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

Do I really need another book?

I am not familiar with this translation. I've read the translation by Dorothy Sayer. What I liked about her version is the explanation after each Canto explaining who/what Dante hand encountered in the story and the relevance for Dante and the time period.

 

[Akita Suggagaki]

I am not familiar with this translation. I've read the translation by Dorothy Sayer. What I liked about her version is the explanation after each Canto explaining who/what Dante hand encountered in the story and the relevance for Dante and the time period.

That would be helpful. Does she do much with the rhyme?

 

[Sif]

That would be helpful. Does she do much with the rhyme?

She does. However, I cannot comment on how faithful it is to Dante's Renaissance Italian.