Introduction

Dante's lacomedia in english, better known as the divine comedy is one of those classics very few of us have actually read. The original was written in a med tuscan dialect, so for most of us, reading a translation is the way. But which one? If you stick with just english, you can find versions by over a hundred different scholars and poets,. including by longfellow robert pinsky and w s. Merwin. This is poetry off the shelf. I am helena terod this week, dante, for to day.