Ciardi s great merit to be one of the first american translators to havereproduced the inferno successfully in english. Dantes work shows an individual who has gotten lost in his ego, selfishness, isolation. Hear dantes inferno read aloud by influential poet. Canto 1 of dantes inferno translated by john ciardi youtube. Inferno by dante alighieri as translated by john ciardi this blog serves as a guide for those who wish to read the english translation of dante alighieris inferno. I highly recommend this translation of dantes inferno. Poet and literary critic john ciardi reads an englishlanguage translation of dante alighieris inferno hell, an allegory telling of dantes journey through hell. It is believed that the divine comedy comprising three. Browse dante alighieris bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. This blog serves as a guide for those who wish to read the english translation of dante alighieris inferno.
Dante alighieri author john ciardi translator 2001. The inferno dante alighieri john ciardi download free. The inferno john ciardi translation by dante alighieri, paperback. Poet during his day made his recording in 1954 for smithsonian folkways records, and the liner notes of the lp, which you can download here, contain the excerpted verse rendering for the modern reader.
This single volume, blank verse translation of the divine comedy includes an introduction, maps of dante s italy, hell, purgatory, geocentric universe, and political panorama of the thirteenth and early fourteenth century, diagrams and notes providing the reader with invaluable guidance described as the fifth gospel because of its evangelical purpose, this spiritual autobiography creates a. Dante alighieri audio books, best sellers, author bio. Canto i inferno by dante alighieri as translated by john. The dark wood of error john ciardi the inferno dante alighieri. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. A text with the clarity and sobriety of a firstrate prose translation which at the same time suggests in powerful and unmistakable ways the run and rhythm of the great originala spectacular achievement. Inferno by dante alighieri as translated by john ciardi.
Provided to youtube by smithsonian folkways recordings canto i. Dantes political activism resulted in his being exiled from florence, and he eventually settled in ravenna. Canto v inferno by dante alighieri as translated by john. Here, we have one reading of cantos iviii of the inferno by poet john ciardi, from his translation of. Here, we have one reading of cantos iviii of the inferno by poet john ciardi, from his translation of the poem for a signet classics edition.
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