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The Inferno of Dante Alighieri: A New Translation. (Reviews).(Book Review)(Brief Article)
From: Contemporary Review
Date: 20030401
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The Inferno of Dante Alighieri: A New Translation. Ciaran Carson. Granta Publications. [pounds sterling]14.99 p.b. ISBN 1-86207525-5. When the Belfast poet, Ciaran Carson, was invited to produce a translation of Dante's Inferno, he was 'almost completely unfamiliar with the Italian language, let alone the Italian of Dante'. However, with acknowledged help from the Temple Classics parallel text and at least six previous translations, he has created a compelling English version of Dante's poem. Recognising that terza rima is difficult to sustain in English, he has kept it, but ...
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