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The divine comedy of Dante Alighieri
By Alighieri, Dante & Durling, Robert M.
- ISBN
- 978-0-19508-740-6
- Publisher
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1996-
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 1996
If a recent spate of new translations is any evidence, Dante remains as popular as ever with the general reading public. Durling's new verse translation of the Inferno joins recent versions by Robert Pinsky (LJ 1/93) and Mark Musa (LJ 3/1/95). While Durling's translation (with Italian on the facing page) does not use Dante's rhyme or line divisions, it captures the metrical rhythm of the original. Similarly, his rendering of Dante's diction is l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
