Thread: Literary Poetry Nominations • January 2014
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Old 01-02-2014, 07:44 AM   #14
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No disrespect intended for M. Baudelaire or Robbie, but after having goaded Paola, my last nomination has to go to fourthing Dante.

I don't think we have any rules about renominating here; the main club has a six-month rule.

Paola, I'm very interested in your assessment of the Divine Comedy translations. Every now and then I check and they all seem flawed in some respect. The most recent translation (that I've read about), by Clive James (!), was well-reviewed in the NYT. I read Ciardi in college and I think that one is still held in good repute.

ETA: I'm ashamed to say I've never heard of Montale or Ungaretti, which I shall have to remedy despite poor translations.
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