Inferno that retains all the style, power and meaning of the original this vigorous translation of inferno preserves dantes simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original italian verse. Excerpts from inferno from the divine comedy by dante alighieri translated by mark musa the subject of this work must first be considered according to the letter, then be considered allegorically. A former fulbright and guggenheim fellow, musa is the author of a highly acclaimed translation of dantes divine comedy. Dantes inferno dantes inferno the divine comedy of dante alighieri translated by henry wadsworth longfellow volume 1 this is all of longfellows dante translation of inferno minus the illustrations. The subject of the whole work, then, taken in the literal sense alone, is simply the state. An acclaimed translation of dante alighieris the divine comedy volume 1. Best known for his translations of the italian classics dante and the poetry of the. I found two wonderful translations, in merwin purgatorio and musa paradise. Lent with dante st columbas catholic church, culloden. Here i want to expand that exercise, comparing 15 different translations in a more systematic way. In my last post i compared john ciardi and allen mandelbaums translation of the inferno by looking at how they handled canto xxvi, lines 112120. Fifteen translations of dante compared boisterous beholding.
It includes the arguments prefixed to the cantos by the rev. This vigorous translation of inferno preserves dantes simple, natural style, and captures the swift movement of the original italian verse. Complete dante alighieris divine comedy in pdf 3 books. I read musas translation in paperback and loved itwanted to get the kindle. Read texts from the inferno musa translation and join the genius community of scholars to learn the meaning behind the words. As indicated i find the latters notes to be unsurpassed troughout the divine. He is a former guggenheim fellow and the author of a number of books and articles. The 15 translations are those of ciaran carson, john ciardi, anthony esolen, robert and jean hollander, robin kirkpatrick, stanley lombardo, henry. If youve already downloaded the first 2 parts, feel free to redownload them, as the final versions are extended, with few mistakes corrected, plus with an enhanced layout. Bit earlier than promised, ive finished the paradiso, so i bring you complete dante alighieris divine comedy in pdf for free download, as 3 separate ebooks inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. Dante alighieri the inferno musa translation lyrics.
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