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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
La primera vez que intenté leer este libro fue en 2019, y la verdad es que apenas llegué al purgatorio. Me encantó el infierno, y en los últimos dos años siempre releía algun que otro canto de esta parte. Me gusta muchísimo el simbolismo y las imagenes que utiliza Dante para describir cada uno de los pecados y sus correspondientes castigos, sin dudas es mi parte favorita de esta obra.
Mi problema empieza con el purgatorio, y es que en todos mis intentos de leer La Divina Comedia completa, llegaban los primeros cantos del purgatorio y de repente ya no tenía tantas ganas de continuar leyendo. Esta vez, llegué al paraíso, y sucedió lo mismo.
Considero que es un muy buen libro, y me gusta mucho la escritura de Dante, pero cuando empecé a leerlo por primera vez, tenía expectativas muy altas, y siento que estas no fueron colmadas. Presiento que voy a seguir releyendo el infierno una y otra vez, pero dudo que vuelva a leer el purgatorio y el paraíso.
Mi problema empieza con el purgatorio, y es que en todos mis intentos de leer La Divina Comedia completa, llegaban los primeros cantos del purgatorio y de repente ya no tenía tantas ganas de continuar leyendo. Esta vez, llegué al paraíso, y sucedió lo mismo.
Considero que es un muy buen libro, y me gusta mucho la escritura de Dante, pero cuando empecé a leerlo por primera vez, tenía expectativas muy altas, y siento que estas no fueron colmadas. Presiento que voy a seguir releyendo el infierno una y otra vez, pero dudo que vuelva a leer el purgatorio y el paraíso.
Sometimes brilliant, sometimes infuriatingly similar to what I imagine a 13th century tabloid babble would have sounded like (if written in verse). And while I appreciate Dante's idea of associating real individuals or mythological creatures to various sins - and his way of imagining Hell in general -, I would have preferred more abstract concepts giving shape to the story. I don't need to put a very-specific-in-Italian-history-historical-figure face next to Vanity and to stop reading in order to go through the explanation of who said historical figure was to understand what Vanity is about, hear what I'm saying? Coşbuc's translation didn't help either, it is much too archaic and lazy, just taking words from Italian and turning them into something weird resembling Romanian - no, just no. I hear there's a better translation of this and I would like to try out that one as well, since I couldn't connect with this one. Or maybe give it a go in English, whichever comes first.
10/18/19-12/21/2019: Inferno
12/21/19-01/03/2020: Purgatorio
01/03/2020-01/04/2020: Paradisio
12/21/19-01/03/2020: Purgatorio
01/03/2020-01/04/2020: Paradisio
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great translation - 90% perfect - as it's a 21st century translation, there are a couple of phrases that tripped me up, but in general, it's an eminently readable version with fantastic footnotes.
One of my favorite books, but not for any of the reasons Dante would want his book to be someone's "favorite."
reflective
medium-paced
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri – How can you make jokes about Hell if you don’t read this book? Happy Reading!
I am sure if you're the right person this is an amazing book, Dante has some great imagery, however you have to be one smart cookie to appreciate this poem and if you're not the book is basically unreadable.
So the poem itself is 700 years old, the translation I read was 150 years old. You don't win when you translate, you lose, especially when you translate poetry, then you translate it into a language that continues to evolve, so 150 years after the translation, you're somewhat unfamiliar with the language. Dante loves a metaphor, which when you're describing a strange mythical world, is just confusing. We've also got the name dropping and the lists of people, like who actually knows 13th century bishops to the point you can enjoy Dante's bitchiness when they turn up in hell. Then you should brush up on your Greek and Roman history and mythology and maybe read The Bible before tackling this.
The rating is based on my enjoyment and I admit it, I just wasn't knowledgeable or well read enough to enjoy this book.
So the poem itself is 700 years old, the translation I read was 150 years old. You don't win when you translate, you lose, especially when you translate poetry, then you translate it into a language that continues to evolve, so 150 years after the translation, you're somewhat unfamiliar with the language. Dante loves a metaphor, which when you're describing a strange mythical world, is just confusing. We've also got the name dropping and the lists of people, like who actually knows 13th century bishops to the point you can enjoy Dante's bitchiness when they turn up in hell. Then you should brush up on your Greek and Roman history and mythology and maybe read The Bible before tackling this.
The rating is based on my enjoyment and I admit it, I just wasn't knowledgeable or well read enough to enjoy this book.