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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
E 'difficile, se non impossibile cercare di articolare una risposta ad un tale capolavoro epico. Basti dire che la traduzione di John Cardi è impeccabile come è bello. Questo sarà per sempre il mio lavoro preferito della letteratura.
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This copy was difficult to read for me!
monolithic, in the purest form of the word. dante's scope and vision of divinity is staggering, both in the seemingly boundless vividness of his imagination and in the depth of his theological and historical commentary. i won't presume to have grasped every facet of the comedy's remarkable composition (dante's attention to mathematical detail is genuinely stunning), but from what i did analyse (and god knows i need a less pretty copy of this book to scribble notes on, i couldn't bring myself to deface my gorgeous leatherbound edition with its gold-embossed pages), dante's comedy lends itself to an unendingly rich and complex discourse of almost every theological issue under the sun -- free will, justice, the composition of love and goodwill, the list could go on indefinitely.
and that's only to mention the intellectual side of the poem, too -- dante's story of redemption has some of the most profoundly moving passages in all of literature, which, to list a few personal highlights, includes:
- dante's meeting with ser brunetto in the inferno
- the climactic vision of the deformed chariot (because honestly how does anyone think of something like that? completely deranged in the best meaning of the word)
- the emergence from the river lethe, and dante's spiritual reunion with beatrice
- a brief section in paradiso where dante offers some of the comedy's most moving odes to florence, and the homecoming desire of the exiled poet
- the entirety of the empyrean section, specifically the descriptions of the white rose and the final mystery of the trinity
also the purgatorio was my favourite canticle, though all three are damn near literary perfection. i can't wait to dive deeper into the comedy's historical and theological roots -- there's so much to explore, a whole lifetime's worth of substance to be found within, and i feel i've barely scratched, will barely scratch the surface. life's just so short and insignificant when you're talking about god and heaven and the past, present and future of human history in 600 pages, you know?
and that's only to mention the intellectual side of the poem, too -- dante's story of redemption has some of the most profoundly moving passages in all of literature, which, to list a few personal highlights, includes:
- dante's meeting with ser brunetto in the inferno
- the climactic vision of the deformed chariot (because honestly how does anyone think of something like that? completely deranged in the best meaning of the word)
- the emergence from the river lethe, and dante's spiritual reunion with beatrice
- a brief section in paradiso where dante offers some of the comedy's most moving odes to florence, and the homecoming desire of the exiled poet
- the entirety of the empyrean section, specifically the descriptions of the white rose and the final mystery of the trinity
also the purgatorio was my favourite canticle, though all three are damn near literary perfection. i can't wait to dive deeper into the comedy's historical and theological roots -- there's so much to explore, a whole lifetime's worth of substance to be found within, and i feel i've barely scratched, will barely scratch the surface. life's just so short and insignificant when you're talking about god and heaven and the past, present and future of human history in 600 pages, you know?
Para mi lo mejor fue el infierno, y quizá los últimos capítulos del paraíso
3 estrellas por que siento que no pude entenderlo realmente, pero algunas cosas seguro vendrán a mi mente de vez en cuando
3 estrellas por que siento que no pude entenderlo realmente, pero algunas cosas seguro vendrán a mi mente de vez en cuando
A resenha completa pode ser lida no Virtual Illusion em
https://virtual-illusion.blogspot.pt/2018/02/divina-comedia-1320.html
https://virtual-illusion.blogspot.pt/2018/02/divina-comedia-1320.html
Форма - наверное это гениально, но я терпеть не могу огроменные произведения в лирике. А по содержанию.. Ничего принципиально нового для себя не открыл. Местами еще и расстраивался сильно, когда Данте всех подряд а ад кидал. Читал и осуждаю.
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
I was a great read, very slow. It helped me come to terms with death of a loved one. It sort of a hate book about people the author did not like, and that information makes it a funny read.
amazing sequel in his philosophical self insert series
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes