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Anonymous
05/28/26(Thu)11:38:57 No.25308139

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Anonymous 05/28/26(Thu)11:38:57 No.25308139

Should i read Divine Comedy in prose?
I dont like rhymes, it feels like im reading a book from a rapper doing a freestyle.

Anonymous
05/28/26(Thu)11:50:40 No.25308158

Anonymous 05/28/26(Thu)11:50:40 No.25308158

>>25308139
No. Read Longfellow's translation. It doesn't rhyme.

Anonymous
05/28/26(Thu)21:28:35 No.25309284

Anonymous 05/28/26(Thu)21:28:35 No.25309284

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>>25308139
>Should i read Divine Comedy in prose?
Sure, most verse translations are not all it's cracked up to be.

Anonymous
05/28/26(Thu)21:38:31 No.25309293

Anonymous 05/28/26(Thu)21:38:31 No.25309293

I've been reading Ciardis and it flows well
>sacred justice moved my architect

Anonymous
05/28/26(Thu)23:56:11 No.25309500

Anonymous 05/28/26(Thu)23:56:11 No.25309500

Charles Norton's prose Divine Comedy
David West's prose Aeneid
Samuel Butler's prose Iliad and Odyssey

Let the versefags seethe while you enjoy a good story.

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