NP - Dante's Inferno

Tim Strzechowski Dedalus204 at comcast.net
Wed Jul 20 14:11:19 CDT 2005


Morris won't get this post, so someone may wish to forward this along to 
him.

Having read the Mandelbaum, Musa, and Ciardi translations of Dante, my 
preference is Ciardi.  It's by far the most "poetic" of the three.  I've 
also found his footnotes and explanations the most helpful.

Tim



>
> Here's a question to this group, because I know there are so many 
> well-read
> folks here:  What is the best elglish translation of Dante's Inferno?
> Longfellow or Carey?  And how are they different?
>
> Ghetto
>





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