6/29/2023 0 Comments The divine comedy modern english![]() ![]() ![]() Laced with gruesome descriptions of tormented souls, lashings of politics and references to historical figures, Dante’s journey through the twenty-four circles of hell, guided by his mentor or “leader” as he most often refers to him, the poet, Virgil, is amazing. In order to revisit it, I turned to the “plain English” version and absolutely loved it, though missed, at times, the poesy of more authentic translations and the way they mimic the arduousness and emotional complexity of Dante’s journey through hell. It’s been over twenty-five years since I last looked at Dante’s poetic work, Inferno. ![]()
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