Re: catalogs of classical books and question on Dante translations (Pages from the Past: Good Reads Message Board)

Re: catalogs of classical books and question on Dante translations
Author: webmaster@divinecomedy.org	February 13, 2000 at 10:49:36
in reply to: Re: catalogs of classical books and question on Dante translations* posted by Cairenth on July 24, 1999 at 13:32:37*

> > Also, is there a site on the web that compares the English
> > translations of Dante's Divine Comedy? Or that compares
> > English translations of other classics? I would really,
> > really like to find it if it is out there.
>
> I don't know of any sites that (other than off-handedly)
> compare translations, alas, but I do know that
> www.divinecomedy.org includes three different English
> translations, which makes it easy to compare small passages
> yourself between those.
>
> Cairenth
The site allows you to view to the translations side-by-side for direct comparisons. Choose an edition that contains whichever of the two translations you prefer and click Go.

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> > > Also, is there a site on the web that compares the English > > > translations of Dante's Divine Comedy? Or that compares > > > English translations of other classics? I would really, > > > really like to find it if it is out there. > > > > I don't know of any sites that (other than off-handedly) > > compare translations, alas, but I do know that > > www.divinecomedy.org includes three different English > > translations, which makes it easy to compare small passages > > yourself between those. > > > > Cairenth > The site allows you to view to the translations side-by-side for direct comparisons. Choose an edition that contains whichever of the two translations you prefer and click Go.
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