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nuclearshill gau/cho  1yr ago (text post) 172 thread views #185806

Weekly “what are you reading thread #13

To discuss your weekly readings of books, papers and texbooks.

I read 20 pages of Paradise Lost this week as I’m more focused on the bookclub reading.

Interesting video about the Devil. It talks about Paradise Lost and Faust.

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I’ve been reading Dante’s Inferno.:marseyburn: Tbh I don’t like it

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You have to read it in Italian

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I have a bilingual edition I bought in Argentina. Original toscan text along the Spanish translation. Plus notes.

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I'll probably go that route once I've learned enough

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The penguin translation is absolute trash, it's just word for word and there's no attention to rhyme or meter when i can CLEARLY see it's supposed to be poetry in the original. Never finished it because it's not a good read

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I’m reading the Longfellow translation

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Is it better

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:marseyshrug:

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Does it rhyme???

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Sorta maybe?

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1004/pg1004-images.html

While I was going on, mine eyes by one

Encountered were; and straight I said: “Already

With sight of this one I am not unfed.”

Therefore I stayed my feet to make him out,

And with me the sweet Guide came to a stand,

And to my going somewhat back assented;

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Seems slightly more palatable at first glance

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