The original lines of- fer several possible readings of which I have preferred this one.Īccording to the Ptolemaic system the earth was the center of cre- ation and was surrounded by nine heavenly spheres nine heavens concentrically placed around it. In the meantime he, Dajnte Alighieri, could contribute the fruits of his own ef- forts in the form of an ciardii or compendium of knowledge which would at the same time earn for him badly needed prestige.ĭante certainly would have known everyone in Florence. They are neither in Hell nor out inffrno it. Professor Giorgio di Santillana gave me sound and subtle advice on many points. A text with the clarity and sobriety of a first-rate prose translation which at the same time suggests in powerful and unmistakable ways I think version of Dante will be in many respects the best we have seen.”-John Crowe Ransom. Poet and literary critic John Ciardi reads an English-language translation of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno (Hell), an allegory telling of Dante’s journey through Hell.
The Paperback of the The Inferno (John Ciardi Translation) by Dante Alighieri at Barnes & Noble.
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