Perhaps no other work of pure literature has aroused so much admiration in so many countries. A single listening will reveal its universality and Dante's uncanny power to make the spiritual visible. 10 cassettes.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: The Divine Comedy (Audio Cassette)
The rating has to do with casual readability, not with the innate worth of the book, of course. I've experienced other classics (The Aeneid, Beowulf, etc.) that turned out to be plain good reads on their own terms. Not this one. It's a darling of that branch of philosophy that has to do with logic, so there are all these careful arguments as to why things are the way they are, all plodding and ponderous. A book like this is not without its moments (the "morning after" the trip through Hell, the fact that Beatrice was not able to smile at Dante for fear of overwhelming him, etc.), but it does drag on for the most part. Try to find a translation that is clear and informal. The Blackstone Audio's translator (not identified!) retained the thee's and thou's and the stilted modes of expression, and it made it that much harder to get through. But even with a sympathetic translation don't for a moment believe you'll get swept away by the plot.
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