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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I only picked this up because I was reading Katabasis. But I hated Katabasis so I don't even want to read this lol
dark
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Disclaimer: I received an advance reading copy of Clive James' translation as part of a Goodreads giveaway.
There's not much for me to say that hasn't already been said about Dante's Divine Comedy, so I'll focus my review on the specific translation that I read.
This was my second time reading Inferno, but my first time reading Purgatorio and Paradiso, so I can't speak to the accuracy of the translation. There were parts of it that felt a little anachronistic, and others that were hard to understand because of the way sentences were structured to fit the rhyming scheme. Also, due to the lack of footnotes, a lot of the historical references went over my head.
That's not to say this isn't a good translation. I was able to follow along for most of it. I think Clive James' translation would be excellent for someone who wants to read Dante's work and either doesn't like footnotes or would rather just do the research themselves. Personally, I could have used some notes for clarification.
There's not much for me to say that hasn't already been said about Dante's Divine Comedy, so I'll focus my review on the specific translation that I read.
This was my second time reading Inferno, but my first time reading Purgatorio and Paradiso, so I can't speak to the accuracy of the translation. There were parts of it that felt a little anachronistic, and others that were hard to understand because of the way sentences were structured to fit the rhyming scheme. Also, due to the lack of footnotes, a lot of the historical references went over my head.
That's not to say this isn't a good translation. I was able to follow along for most of it. I think Clive James' translation would be excellent for someone who wants to read Dante's work and either doesn't like footnotes or would rather just do the research themselves. Personally, I could have used some notes for clarification.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5
I have to be honest here!
It was a little hard to read this book as it is written in the old language. and although I didn't understand it to the fullest, I did really enjoy reading it.
Dante Alighieri is clearly a maestro and the symbol of Italian poetry.
One could compare "The Inferno" to a mellifluous symphony.
I have to be honest here!
It was a little hard to read this book as it is written in the old language. and although I didn't understand it to the fullest, I did really enjoy reading it.
Dante Alighieri is clearly a maestro and the symbol of Italian poetry.
One could compare "The Inferno" to a mellifluous symphony.
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
well i don't see why it's called a comedy when it's not funny at all.
honestly great stuff. I'm sure if i studied this in school i could analyse every canto for hours and get so much more out of it. hell is already scary to me so this doesn't do much for that but Dantes journey is fun to follow
honestly great stuff. I'm sure if i studied this in school i could analyse every canto for hours and get so much more out of it. hell is already scary to me so this doesn't do much for that but Dantes journey is fun to follow