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The Purgatorio (John Ciardi Translation) by Dante Alighieri

The Purgatorio (John Ciardi Translation) Dante Alighieri ebook
ISBN: 9780451531421
Page: 400
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Format: pdf

Jul 20, 2013 - In the Purgatorio, the second book of his masterwork The Divine Comedy, Dante's beloved Beatrice, who is now showing him around (Virgil, his previous guide, having been left behind), describes to him how divine punishment works: " let him who is to blame believe I checked two more translations that I happened to have handy. Finds his way back to the light. Also, I have an unsatisfactory blank verse translation by Lawrence Grant White, a translation of the Inferno by John D. It's a fantastical road trip, and the greatest allegory ever written. Jul 3, 2010 - This copy of mine, translated by John Ciardi, is written in beautiful poetry; each stanza of three lines ends in rhyme: They are . Mar 13, 2007 - As Dante buffs will know, the Commedia is made up of three large "canticles" (cantiche): the Inferno, the Purgatorio, and the Paradiso. Each canticle is made up of 33 I have Ciardi, of course. The Carlyle-Wicksteed translation also said "sop." John Ciardi said "soup," but then, his was a poetic translation, so it doesn't count. Anyway, hope Purgatorio turns out to be easier sledding for you after your break from Inferno. I loved the translation by the American poet John Ciardi. Jan 6, 2011 - What I read whetted my appetite for more, but Sayers' translation is archaising and difficult. To get there, he must travel though Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Sinclair, and a pretty good translation of the whole Commedia (trying roughly to replicate the rhyme scheme) by Laurence Binyon. (If you're going to read a I don't know if I will ever read parts 2 and 3 (Purgatory and Paradise), but I am glad I read this literary classic. May 5, 2014 - Preface #2 - I am reviewing the 1954 translation by John Ciardi.