Difficult to render well in English
He dressed like a homo
He dressed like a houseplant
>>24094363His most famous work is lyric poetry and that usually doesn’t translate well into other languages.
man, those sestinas are a masterclass in poetryand i only read translations!
>>24094363Because poetry in translation is not particularly enjoyable or engaging. I am sure Italian language spaces talk about him all the time. He also lacks the prestige that makes people read translated poetry like Dante.
>>24094363I didn‘t know a word of Italian before reading the Mark Musa dual-language version of Il Canzoniere and loved every minute of itI have to assume the real answer is simply that people are chumps
