It includes the arguments prefixed to the cantos by the rev. Free books of italian literature in english, pdf, epub, mobi, fb2, azw3, kindle. Fifteen translations of dante compared boisterous beholding. Dantes inferno full text free book full text archive. The original text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of. Bit earlier than promised, ive finished the paradiso, so i bring you complete dante alighieris divine comedy in pdf for free download, as 3 separate ebooks inferno, purgatorio, and paradiso. This book is a modern translation with a fresh spin. Taking a literary journey through hell certainly sounds intriguing enoughand it is. Moreover, there are difficulties in dantes poem for italians, and there are difficulties in the translation for english readers. Others want to carry documents around with them on their mobile phones and read while they are on the move. If youve already downloaded the first 2 parts, feel free to redownload them, as the final versions are extended, with few mistakes corrected, plus with an enhanced layout. Dante s inferno dante s inferno the divine comedy of dante alighieri translated by henry wadsworth longfellow volume 1 this is all of longfellows dante translation of inferno minus the illustrations. Here i want to expand that exercise, comparing 15 different translations in a more systematic way. This translation could easily be read and understood by todays reader.
Dante s masterwork is a 3 volume work written in italian rather than latin. Dante alighieri divine comedy, inferno 5 which spreads abroad so wide a river of speech. The project gutenberg ebook of divine comedy, longfellows translation, hell. It was one of the first major works of literature written in the italian language, rather than latin which was until then still the language of the scholars and poets. Complete dante alighieris divine comedy in pdf 3 books. O, of the other poets honour and light, avail me the long study and great love that have impelled me to explore thy volume. The 15 translations are those of ciaran carson, john ciardi, anthony esolen, robert and jean hollander, robin kirkpatrick, stanley lombardo, henry. Many people prefer to read offline or to print out text and read from the real printed page. If you have struggled in the past reading the ancient classic, then bookcaps can help you out. Side by side translations of the inferno dantes inferno.
It embraces human individuality and happiness in a way which suggests the beginning of the renaissance. Smashwords dantes divine comedy in plain and simple. This edition contains the english translation only. This translation uses the longfellow translation as a base, but replaces the obscure or antiquated verbiage with the language of modern english.
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