- What is the best translation of Dante's Divine Comedy?
- How many translations are there of The Divine Comedy?
- Is The Divine Comedy written in Latin?
- What is the Latin title of Divine Comedy?
What is the best translation of Dante's Divine Comedy?
one of the few truly successful English translations comes from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, a professor of Italian at Harvard and an acclaimed poet. He produced one of the first complete, and in many respects still the best, English translations of The Divine Comedy in 1867.
How many translations are there of The Divine Comedy?
It has been translated over 400 times into at least 52 different languages.
Is The Divine Comedy written in Latin?
Answer and Explanation: No, The Divine Comedy was not originally written in Latin. It was one of the first pieces f literature written in the vernacular. This is one of the reasons it is so special.
What is the Latin title of Divine Comedy?
The Divine Comedy, Italian La divina commedia, original name La commedia, long narrative poem written in Italian circa 1308–21 by Dante. It is usually held to be one of the world's great works of literature.