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The Inferno
The Inferno
Author: Dante
This copy of Dante's Inferno is from the Great Books Foundation's Readings for Discussion Set Five for adults. Tips about how to read and discuss the Inferno are included.
ISBN: 305748
Pages: 296
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Publisher: The Great Books Foundation
Book Type: Paperback
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buzzby avatar reviewed The Inferno on + 6062 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Translated in 1954 by John Ciardi, this edition published in 2001. It's enough to make you forswear the Three Beasts of Worldliness forever (expecially the "She-Wolf of Incontinence", that sounds real inconvenient).
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Dante's Inferno was a great glimpse into the people of the 1300's and how Dante viewed them. He racked and stacked them into the 9 rings of Hell, according to their sins. Dante took the realism of real events and people to make this book very interesting.
SuDongpo avatar reviewed The Inferno on + 37 more book reviews
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Longfellow's translation is difficult and widely available in the public domain. I prefer a "modern" translation myself.
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The last time I read "The Inferno" was back in 1971 as an undergrad in English Lit, but I did recall liking it and I wasn't disappointed the second time around. This editon has a brief biography of Dante, a decent introduction and lots of "endnotes" (ie footnotes) to the text. Longfellow's translation is quite readable, although I can't say how it compares to more modern translations; however the fact that it was still used in 2003 when this version was published must be a testimony to its' durability.
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ZenLady avatar reviewed The Inferno on + 9 more book reviews
One of the great, all-time classics. I highly recommend this book, although it is not an easy read. If you have the time to commit, it's well worth it.