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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
Chose the audio book of the Clive James translation and was really knocked out by how it really came to life. I really struggled with the original text all those years ago, and found it difficult to stay awake much after 'Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita'. A real gem that keeps you listening.
challenging
emotional
inspiring
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
3 Sterne weil ich wirklich nicht weiß, wie ich dieses Werk in seiner Gesamtheit bewerten soll / kann. Inferno und Pergutorio waren sehr spannend, aber dann kam das Paradies reingegrätscht und die letzten ~200 Seiten waren sooo langweilig!!
Zu der Übersetzung kann ich auch nichts sagen, aber die Nikol Ausgabe, die ich habe, hat Bilder, die von den Ereignissen im Text, die sie darstellen, total versetzt sind (50 oder 100 Seiten später kommt erst das Bild, das zum Vers passt). Das hat total genervt!
-> Dante Alighieri, you would have LOVED AO3!! Congrats on writing the most successful self insert fanfic of all time. Seems like the final chapter never came tho because that ending was GARBAGE.
Zu der Übersetzung kann ich auch nichts sagen, aber die Nikol Ausgabe, die ich habe, hat Bilder, die von den Ereignissen im Text, die sie darstellen, total versetzt sind (50 oder 100 Seiten später kommt erst das Bild, das zum Vers passt). Das hat total genervt!
-> Dante Alighieri, you would have LOVED AO3!! Congrats on writing the most successful self insert fanfic of all time. Seems like the final chapter never came tho because that ending was GARBAGE.
Esta historia de cómo Dante recorre el infierno, el purgatorio y el paraíso en busca de su Beatriz supone un canto fundacional de la Italia moderna, así como la Eneida lo fue de la Roma clásica y la Ilíada de la Grecia antigua. Me gusta la concepción del mundo en círculos que proporciona.
I think I liked Purgatorio the best. There was a clear direction, up the mountain. You get to hang out with good humans, and be with Virgil. Paradisio was my least favourite, mainly due to the Medieval astronomy. Inferno is really good, I somehow found the meeting with the devil to be anticlimactic. Although Eve is mentioned several times, does she appear in any of the spheres?
The seven circles of hell are depicted in a more picturesque way than the heaven which appears to be a bit boring. Indeed, the hell is the best part of the book. For Alighieri's time, it's a great masterpiece, for ours - nothing than mythology. Yet I admire its high poetic value.
adventurous
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The questions about books here are hilariously inappropriate for the Divine Comedy. What is there to say that hasn’t already been said? One of the finest works of literature ever and a great translation.
Content Warnings
I mean… he goes to hell?
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced