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- Which translation of Dante Inferno is best?
- What is the best version of Dante's Divine Comedy?
- What is the best verse translation of The Divine Comedy?
- How many English translations of Dante's Inferno are there?
- Is holy or unholy better in Dante's Inferno?
- Which Dante should I read first?
- Is there a modern translation of Dante's Inferno?
- What age is appropriate to read Dante's Inferno?
- What is the best way to read The Divine Comedy?
- What is Dante's most famous quote?
- Does God laugh in the Bible?
- Who is God in Dante's Inferno?
- Is there a modern translation of Dante's Inferno?
- What is the most accurate Italian translation?
- What is the best translation of The Bacchae?
- Which translation should I read of crime and punishment?
- Is it easy to read Dante?
- What is Dante's most famous quote?
- How do I start reading Dante?
- What is the most advanced translator?
Which translation of Dante Inferno is best?
In spite of first impressions favoring Sayers, most readers who choose to make the entire journey from inferno to purgatory and finally paradise ultimately find the Mandelbaum translation more satisfying.
What is the best version of Dante's Divine Comedy?
Martinez's translation of The Divine Comedy is the one I recommend. While it is not the easiest to procure and stretches across three rather large volumes, it is the one I prefer.
What is the best verse translation of The Divine Comedy?
For fidelity to the strict, literal meaning of the text, the Sinclair's prose translation is absolutely, hands down, without question the best. Plus it comes in a bilingual edition so you can check it against the original Italian.
How many English translations of Dante's Inferno are there?
It has been translated over 400 times into at least 52 different languages.
Is holy or unholy better in Dante's Inferno?
Should I be Holy or Unholy? It pays to be Holy in Dante's Inferno since you'll gain extra Souls for playing the minigame when you absolve the Damned.
Which Dante should I read first?
Your first book is Dante's Commedia (1308-1320) itself, and specifically the first canticle, the Inferno. Why have you chosen the Inferno over Purgatorio or Paradiso? Well, it's mainly through Inferno that what you might call the 'shock and awe' of Dante's impact is felt.
Is there a modern translation of Dante's Inferno?
Most English translations of INFERNO are full of colorful, but meaningless language based on today's modern standards. Some translations are so elaborate that they are as difficult to read as the original Italian version.
What age is appropriate to read Dante's Inferno?
Reading age: 6 years and up.
What is the best way to read The Divine Comedy?
Start by treating The Divine Comedy not as a book, with a coherent, beginning, middle, and end, but rather as a collection of poetry that you can dip into wherever you like. A collection of 100 poems to be exact, one for each canto, some more sublime than others.
What is Dante's most famous quote?
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
Does God laugh in the Bible?
Three times in the Book of Psalms (Psalm 2:4; 37:13; 59:8) we read that God shall laugh. The word "laugh" does not mean what we usually think of today as laughing with "joy" or "making a joke of." It always means, "to hold in derision — to mock or to scorn."
Who is God in Dante's Inferno?
God as Trinity
Dante's understanding of the Trinity is of central importance for understanding Dante's idea of God. Inferno III, 1–9 introduced us to Dante's idea of God as Trinity. This is the Christian idea that God is indivisibly one yet at the same time three 'persons': Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Is there a modern translation of Dante's Inferno?
Most English translations of INFERNO are full of colorful, but meaningless language based on today's modern standards. Some translations are so elaborate that they are as difficult to read as the original Italian version.
What is the most accurate Italian translation?
Probably the most known and used Italian translator app, Google Translate is useful both as a dictionary and to translate longer and more complex sentences, so when you reach an intermediate/advanced level.
What is the best translation of The Bacchae?
For Bacchae, the 2 Hackett version translated by Paul Woodruff is easy to read, has comprehensive notes, and has a helpful introduction that presents various interpretations of the play. The translation by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet 4 C.K. Williams is also highly rated and captures the tragedy beautifully.
Which translation should I read of crime and punishment?
“The translation of the novel by Jessie Coulson represents accurately, in contemporary English, Dostoevsky's nineteenth-century Russian original.
Is it easy to read Dante?
It's definitely a challenge, but like most other people have been saying in this thread it's good to know your stuff on Greco-Roman mythology and Christian theology. I'd recommend really taking your time as well, it makes the journey much more pleasant if you're not trying to get through a lot at one time.
What is Dante's most famous quote?
There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery.
How do I start reading Dante?
Start by treating The Divine Comedy not as a book, with a coherent, beginning, middle, and end, but rather as a collection of poetry that you can dip into wherever you like. A collection of 100 poems to be exact, one for each canto, some more sublime than others.
What is the most advanced translator?
Today, the latest and greatest machine translation technology available is neural machine translation (NMT), which uses complex deep learning models to translate text.
