The Inferno

The Inferno

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Eric Holloway

Going through hell to get to heaven, a very long shortcutInteresting that Dante takes the classic idea of the hero going to hell for prophecies and insight, but then adds a twist that leads to heaven。 Initially, Dante tries the direct route straight up mount Purgatory, but his way was blocked by wild animals。 To get past the animals, Virgil leads Dante half way around the world and then through hell。 Quite the roundabout shortcut! Very interesting to think about why, and what does it say about t Going through hell to get to heaven, a very long shortcutInteresting that Dante takes the classic idea of the hero going to hell for prophecies and insight, but then adds a twist that leads to heaven。 Initially, Dante tries the direct route straight up mount Purgatory, but his way was blocked by wild animals。 To get past the animals, Virgil leads Dante half way around the world and then through hell。 Quite the roundabout shortcut! Very interesting to think about why, and what does it say about the human condition? 。。。more

T K

Loved the images of hell: its geography, its wonder, its grotesque and wicked violence。 Loved the relationship betw the pilgrim and Virgil, the tension that sometimes arises from Virgil's rebukes and the pilgrim's weird, nervous energy (like a little puppy following his owner!)。Loved the apostrophes, loved the self-referential moments of Dante's own poetic ambition and the limits/vigour of his own verse。 Loved the Geryon part, the giants, the centaurs。 Loved the oral fixation, the eating/food me Loved the images of hell: its geography, its wonder, its grotesque and wicked violence。 Loved the relationship betw the pilgrim and Virgil, the tension that sometimes arises from Virgil's rebukes and the pilgrim's weird, nervous energy (like a little puppy following his owner!)。Loved the apostrophes, loved the self-referential moments of Dante's own poetic ambition and the limits/vigour of his own verse。 Loved the Geryon part, the giants, the centaurs。 Loved the oral fixation, the eating/food metaphors, and how it culminates with that truly ineffable image of Satan masticating upon Judas, Brutus, and Cassius。 Crazy crazy picture to behold。Loved Canto 5, 11, 16, and of course 34。Loved Dante's appeal to deep learning, the classical tradition, references to Virgil, Ovid, Vulgate Bible, etc。 Did not have so much interest in Medieval Italian politics, which seem like cheeky asides at first, but quickly gets tiring because it happens so freaking often。 I don't really care about Dante @-ing people who are no longer very relevant。 I realise it's historical, blabbity bla, but wtv man。All in all, had fun。 Was an easier read than I had expected。 Version I used was a great prose translation with ample but not excessive explanatory notes at the back of each canto - at first I wondered if this would hinder my reading experience but came to appreciate the decision as the text wore on; every canto would have me with a finger only a couple pages ahead to reference notes, instead of flipping to the very back and heaving my way through the damn thing。 Smart idea! Durling's prose is limpid, clear-eyed, but still renders the language in a manner that sings well。 I agree that as an English reader that prose is the way to go because of the impossibility of maintaining the exact phrasal wording with Dante's required verse form when translating into English。High recommend。 Thanks to my friend Sims for telling me to purchase this edition。 。。。more

Boo

3。5⭐️

Alex

“Because your question searches for deep meaning, I shall explain in simple words。” I may never not love and adore this book。 It feels forever timeless。 This is perhaps my fifth time reading it and it can feel just as insightful as the first。 I've been reading it with a group this go around, and that has into added to the insight and experience of Dante's epic vision。 Not buy into any talk about this not being approachable。 Find a good translation (not this Longfellow one), and dig in。 Take it s “Because your question searches for deep meaning, I shall explain in simple words。” I may never not love and adore this book。 It feels forever timeless。 This is perhaps my fifth time reading it and it can feel just as insightful as the first。 I've been reading it with a group this go around, and that has into added to the insight and experience of Dante's epic vision。 Not buy into any talk about this not being approachable。 Find a good translation (not this Longfellow one), and dig in。 Take it slow and chew on it。 Dante had an entire exile to write this during, so he probably took it slow, too。 Not only do I think Dante's vision of Hell greatly influences our popular perceptions of what Hell, sin, and damnation, but perhaps how we view the world at large, too。 Perhaps that's a bit alarming。 This book is just incredible, and it perhaps always will be。 If you weren't forced to read it in school, do yourself (and your soul) a favor and go read it。 I believe it can enrich whoever。 I bet Dante would like that。 Needless to say, I totally got a different translation for Purgatorio, which I'm about to read for the first time。 I'm pretty hyped about it。 。。。more

Agnes

dante, o pai da fofoca (e quanta fofoca boa!)

Jack Reid

I highly recommend the Ciardi translation for the Inferno。 He takes liberties with the diction but preserves the flow and style of Dante's "low brow" language for Hell。 After negative experiences with too-literal translations of several older novels, I spent considerable time in Barnes & Nobles reading the first Canto (~130 lines) in several translations。 Ciardi's translation was by far the most readable and entertaining。 While reading, I imagined that he captured Dante as his contemporaries saw I highly recommend the Ciardi translation for the Inferno。 He takes liberties with the diction but preserves the flow and style of Dante's "low brow" language for Hell。 After negative experiences with too-literal translations of several older novels, I spent considerable time in Barnes & Nobles reading the first Canto (~130 lines) in several translations。 Ciardi's translation was by far the most readable and entertaining。 While reading, I imagined that he captured Dante as his contemporaries saw him。 Dante is an enormous figure in literature but is less read than the Greek and Latin poetic classics。 That's partly because the language and imagery in the Inferno are intense, especially as we fall deeper into the pits of Hell。 But Dante also requires a religious discussion that feels out of place in the classroom today。 We cannot discuss the merit of Hell's treatments without discussing the nature of Christianity and the punishment of its damned。 I cannot imagine discussing such topics in my high school literature class。 The Odyssey is far more approachable because their religion is dead! We analyze mythologies dispassionately without worrying about offending others。 Not so with Christianity。 The process of reading Dante felt a bit like a chore。 Some Cantos stood out for their imagery and symbolism, which Ciardi helpfully explained in the appendix of my text。 But most of the Cantos describe Hell's tortures then move along。 So reading felt like a slog through Hell in which both the tortured and I felt exhausted。 Like many other great books, Inferno has so influenced literature that its innovations sometimes feel commonplace for this modern reader。 However, at times, the language is beautiful。 I don't read much poetry and found it difficult to start the Inferno。 But the language gradually flowed in my head such that by the end, I understood its lyricism and the historical significance others have given to poetry above prose。 Would I reread it? Not in its entirety。 But certain Cantos struck a cord。 I'm glad I read the Inferno, at least for checking it off my list of classics and allowing me to understand literary allusions to it。 But I find it unlikely I'll pick it up again for a re-read。 。。。more

Dream。M

بئاتریس! ای بئاتریس زیبا !قدرت عشق تو چنان نیرویی شگفت از ذوق به دانته بخشید که سرانجام توانست در وصفت شعری بسراید که پیش از آن برای هیچ زنی سروده نشده بود 。کمدی الهی یک شعر حماسی معروف قرون وسطایی ایتالیایی است که قلمروهای زندگی پس از مرگ را به تصویر می کشد。 این داستان سفر آن جهانی دانته است که در عرض ده روز و به راهنمایی ویرژیل(مظهر عقل) و بئاتریس(مظهر عشق)صورت می‌گیرد 。داستان قسمت اول این سفر که در کتاب دوزخ نگاشته شده است در زیرزمین، یعنی در ظلمات طی می شود。 این آن قسمتی از سفراست که به دوزخ بئاتریس! ای بئاتریس زیبا !قدرت عشق تو چنان نیرویی شگفت از ذوق به دانته بخشید که سرانجام توانست در وصفت شعری بسراید که پیش از آن برای هیچ زنی سروده نشده بود 。کمدی الهی یک شعر حماسی معروف قرون وسطایی ایتالیایی است که قلمروهای زندگی پس از مرگ را به تصویر می کشد。 این داستان سفر آن جهانی دانته است که در عرض ده روز و به راهنمایی ویرژیل(مظهر عقل) و بئاتریس(مظهر عشق)صورت می‌گیرد 。داستان قسمت اول این سفر که در کتاب دوزخ نگاشته شده است در زیرزمین، یعنی در ظلمات طی می شود。 این آن قسمتی از سفراست که به دوزخ مربوط است، زیرا دوزخ دانته از زیر قشرزمین شروع می شود و به نقطۀ مرکزی کرۀ خاکی پایان می پذیرد که در آنجا شیطان، فرمانروای دیار رنج ، مکان دارد و قلمرو عظيم خود را اداره می‌کند。 این حفرۀ عظيم که دوزخ نام دارد، خانه ظلمت و سرما و کینه و جهل ، ترس و ضعف و زشتی یعنی همه آن آثار شر است که از جانب اهرمن می‌آید و به اهرمن باز می‌گردد。 ولی آنچه با ماهیت دوزخ سرشته شده و در واقع تار و پود آن را ساخته است، بی‌امیدی یعنی محرومیت ابدی ازامید است。 تمام گناهان و گناهکاران روی بدین دوزخ دارند。 هرقدر گناهی سنگین تر باشد، صاحب آن پایین تر می‌افتد。 تا نوبت به یهودا می‌رسد که از فرط سنگینی گناه در‏ کام شیطان جائ دارد。 در این جهنم گناهکاران به حسب انواع گناهان خود به دسته های مختلف گناهکاران تقسیم شده و به دست انواع کیفرها وعقاب‌ها سپرده شدەاند که سخت‌ترین ان‌ها ظلمات مطلق و سرمای ابدی طبقۀ نهم، یعنی آنجاست که شیطان در وسط آن مکان دارد。 این ظلمات و سرما مظهرانکار کامل عواطف انسانی و محبت و عشق از طرف گناهکارانی است که بدین ورطه افتاده‌اند تا طبق قانون تاوان که قانون کلی و اصلی جهنم است مجازات بينند 。سفر دوزخ را صرفنظر از حوادث ظاهری آن می‌توان چنین خلاصه کرد: دانته (مظهر نوع بشر) که در شاهراه زندگی سرگرم حرکت است درنيمۀ این راه ناگهان خود را در جنگلی تاریک و موحش می یابد (ظلمت خطا و گناهکاری)。 احساس می کند بی آنکه خود متوجه شده باشد از جاده به دورافتاده راه است راگم کرده است。 درین جنگل تاریک که از هیچ جانب فروغ خورشید(آرامش و پاکی) بدان رخنه نمی‌تواند کرد دانته خود را سخت پریشان و نوميد می‌یابد。 وی ناگهان در پیش روی خود ولی در فاصله ای دور، دامنه تپه ای را می‌بیند که با فروغ خورشید روشن شده است。 این تپه کوه سعادت و رستگاری و این فروغ، فروغ صفای الهی ست。 دانته با شوق رو بدان سو می‌نهد ولی می‌بیند این مسیر سخت و صعب العبور است و وی شهامت جهاد با نفس را ندارد。 در این هنگام ویرژیل مظهر منطق و عقل بشری به کمک او می‌آید تا او را از وادی گناه (دوزخ) به سرمنزل پشیمانی(برزخ) و سپس سعادت(بهشت) برساند。。。در سراسر این کتاب، دانته از نمادهای اساطیری و دینی برای القای مفاهیم مدنظر خود بهره جسته است 。 به طور خلاصه می‌توان سه نوع تفسیر از تمثیل ها و نمادهای این اشعار درک کرد و آن را به روشهای مختلف خواند: برداشت تاریخی: اگر کسی بر شخصیتهای واقعی و تاریخی تمرکز کند، کمدی الهی می تواند به عنوان یک بیانیه سیاسی و تقویت کننده استدلال های دانته در مورد ضرورت وجود یک امپراتور جهانی در رم برای بررسی قدرت سکولار پاپ هایی مانند پاپ بونیفاسیه هشتم، که نیرنگ های او منجر به تبعید دانته شده بود؛ تفسیر شود。در برداشت اخلاقی از تمثیلات، کمدی الهی پیشرفت معنوی زائران را، از سطح درک معنوی بسیار محدود در ابتدا تا تأیید واقعی اراده خدا در پایان، نشان می دهد。 در نگاه مذهبی به این اشعار ، این کتاب منعکس کننده‌ی تاریخ نجات بشر است که در کتاب مقدس مسیحیان بیان شده است 。 و راهنمایی است برای روش درست زندگی و اصلاح بندگان 。در آخر ترجمه کتاب و پانویس ها بینهایت جذاب و کامل هستند。 من ترجمه دیگری از کتاب نخوانده ام و شخصا بعید می‌دانم ترجمه ای زیباتر و دقیق تر از این هم بتوان یافت。。。。。。。。。。خیلی خیلی به خودم افتخار میکنم که کتاب اول از این سه گانه رو خوندم و در کنارش پروژه های دیگه‌م رو هم پیش میبرم。 تجربه عمیقا عاشقانه و شیرینی بود و هست。از ف عزیزم که دیگه منو نمیخونه هم تشکر میکنم بخاطر این کتاب بینهایت زیبا。 جزو ۵ کتاب بسیار باارزش زندگیمه و واقعا از داشتنش خوشحال و مفتخرم。 。。。more

Jeremy

I plan to join others in the largest Dante reading group ever: 100 Days of Dante。 Starts Sept。 8, 2021, and ends Easter 2022: 3 cantos per week。 Dante finished writing the Divine Comedy almost exactly 700 years ago (1320)。 I plan to join others in the largest Dante reading group ever: 100 Days of Dante。 Starts Sept。 8, 2021, and ends Easter 2022: 3 cantos per week。 Dante finished writing the Divine Comedy almost exactly 700 years ago (1320)。 。。。more

Erfan

Simply the bestاین کتاب به من یاد داد، بزرگترین قدرت بشر تخیله。。。

Patricia Miller

god i hate poetry

Steve Chisnell

Reading as a part of 100 Days of Dante! Join us! https://100daysofdante。com/ Reading as a part of 100 Days of Dante! Join us! https://100daysofdante。com/ 。。。more

J Grimsey

I really enjoyed this odd story a fantasy that was really believed。

Kimberly

Soul crushing and devastating。 I cried at least twice and honestly had to put it down for a few months to take a break from it。 I can't remember feeling something so deeply from writing。 Reading it out loud to myself was probably the most impactful- like entirely consuming。 To really feel the rhythm of the poems。 The contents is sick and yet the writing is absolutely creative。。。 like it made me want to pour out my thoughts in any art form。 Which has made me want to revisit depictions I've seen o Soul crushing and devastating。 I cried at least twice and honestly had to put it down for a few months to take a break from it。 I can't remember feeling something so deeply from writing。 Reading it out loud to myself was probably the most impactful- like entirely consuming。 To really feel the rhythm of the poems。 The contents is sick and yet the writing is absolutely creative。。。 like it made me want to pour out my thoughts in any art form。 Which has made me want to revisit depictions I've seen of the circles from hell from art history classes etc。 with new understanding。 I don't have the intention of continuing reading to Purgatorio or Paradiso but maybe one day。 I read a different edition than the cover here。 。。。more

Seth

Seemed liked to mix between The Christmas Carol spirits showing Scrooge his future and Nephis interview with the Spirit -shown the future of mankind。

Greg

If you like reading about people boiled in a river of blood, forever immersed in shit, having their heads on backwards, split down the middle, beheaded, suffering eternal disease and itching, being frozen in ice, or lastly for those in the innermost circle of hell, you know, bad old Judas and Brutus, chewed by Satan himself (as well as in the other circles a myriad of other tortures, er, “just” punishments for sins on Earth per the Christian view of morality), well, this is the book for you! To If you like reading about people boiled in a river of blood, forever immersed in shit, having their heads on backwards, split down the middle, beheaded, suffering eternal disease and itching, being frozen in ice, or lastly for those in the innermost circle of hell, you know, bad old Judas and Brutus, chewed by Satan himself (as well as in the other circles a myriad of other tortures, er, “just” punishments for sins on Earth per the Christian view of morality), well, this is the book for you! To me this book represents the worst of Christianity: eternal torment, eternal torture, and no mercy。 It’s all cruel retribution, without pity。 I fail to see how these sentiments are Christ-like even within the dogma of the religion, and I fail to see why anyone would ever view this as representative of an enlightened faith that should be aspired to。 If you are inclined to read it this is a great edition – lots of annotation, illustrations, and a fresh translation … but I don’t recommend it。 。。。more

Leslie

All the medieval fascination with the heavens is inverted upon itself in Dante's highly organized and systematised world of giving the sinner the payment that his sin has earned him。 There is much we moderns can glean from the hours spent with the pilgrim Dante roving in the underworld。 There is no violence for the sake of being gory, but every line, every word is calculated to rip back the shiny veneer that sin uses to cover its true intentions。 This book shows us the underbelly of sin, the dar All the medieval fascination with the heavens is inverted upon itself in Dante's highly organized and systematised world of giving the sinner the payment that his sin has earned him。 There is much we moderns can glean from the hours spent with the pilgrim Dante roving in the underworld。 There is no violence for the sake of being gory, but every line, every word is calculated to rip back the shiny veneer that sin uses to cover its true intentions。 This book shows us the underbelly of sin, the darkness and foulness and rankness of refusing to walk in the light as God is in the light。 The exceeding wickedness of sin is made concrete in a way that should cause the reader to thank his God for the one who bore all our sins for us on the cross。 。。。more

Garry

This Dante guy's got a bright future。 It'd be cool if there was a sequel to this book。 This Dante guy's got a bright future。 It'd be cool if there was a sequel to this book。 。。。more

Alec

Wow, I was not expecting to actually enjoy Inferno (when I understood what was going on, that is), but no wonder this has stood the test of time。 Dante really had a frightening landscape of Hell on his mind。 Now to read more about ancient mythology and history to better understand this …。

Dylan Strube

Although my version had language that took a while, watching a road trip throughout hell will always be amusing to me。

Mo'men

مبهر فشخ بصراحةقرأتها بترجمة حسن عثمان و مراجعة معاوية عبد المجيد。

Grace Love

Very difficult to read, but interesting。

Will

Mainly read because of all the other literary references to it。 Ready for Solzhenitsyn In the First Circle now。

Maka Spruth

Leerlo en PDF mala idea

Knigoqdec

Прекрасно юбилейно издание, чрез което най-сетне, след дълги години пропуск, реших да се запозная с оригиналното произведение, цитирано в толкова други книги。Не очаквах нещо особено, разбира се。 Текстът, разбираемо, е вече безкрайно остарял, дори (вероятно, макар че не съм специалист) и от гледна точка на християнската догматика。 Най-малкото - много от грешниците в по-късен период биха се възползвали от идеята за прошката。 А пък пребиваването на разни гърци и прочие народ в кръговете на ада, не Прекрасно юбилейно издание, чрез което най-сетне, след дълги години пропуск, реших да се запозная с оригиналното произведение, цитирано в толкова други книги。Не очаквах нещо особено, разбира се。 Текстът, разбираемо, е вече безкрайно остарял, дори (вероятно, макар че не съм специалист) и от гледна точка на християнската догматика。 Най-малкото - много от грешниците в по-късен период биха се възползвали от идеята за прошката。 А пък пребиваването на разни гърци и прочие народ в кръговете на ада, не говори много добре за бога, понеже те няма как да са го познали, когато са живели преди него, следователно не е ок да са наказани, хъ xD Аз като цяло смятам, че присъствието им е символно, разбира се。 Много по-лесно се предава идеята на дадения адски кръг чрез лица, които всички познават。Макар че смисълът на стиховете е повече наивен, от гледна точка на нашето съвремие, все пак не отричам, че има някаква красота в тях, а и кръговете са сами по себе си уникални。 За жалост, не се ориентирах добре накъде ще се отправя аз。 Кое беше мястото за мързели? 。。。more

Melinda

With the 700th anniversary of Dante's death this year, a reading group from "100 Days of Dante", www。100daysofdante。com, has been started to read 3 cantos per week from September through Easter 2022。 I'm signed up and all in! With the 700th anniversary of Dante's death this year, a reading group from "100 Days of Dante", www。100daysofdante。com, has been started to read 3 cantos per week from September through Easter 2022。 I'm signed up and all in! 。。。more

Jens van der Heijden

I’m very conflicted on my thoughts & therefore this review。I went into this book blind。 The concept which I’d heard just interested me。 However, this is my first actual book with a cohesive story as I’ve just recently got into reading。 I had only read poetry before this。I consider my English to be very good。 Though I am not native。 This book was incredibly difficult for me to follow along with。 There were some interesting passages, but they were then followed by a multitude of chapters where I d I’m very conflicted on my thoughts & therefore this review。I went into this book blind。 The concept which I’d heard just interested me。 However, this is my first actual book with a cohesive story as I’ve just recently got into reading。 I had only read poetry before this。I consider my English to be very good。 Though I am not native。 This book was incredibly difficult for me to follow along with。 There were some interesting passages, but they were then followed by a multitude of chapters where I did not know what I was reading anymore。 It espessialy lost me a little over halfway。 The ending was interesting and did give a sense of closure。I do acknowledge that this book has a lot to offer。 I was just not prepared for the difficulty - specifically not as my first book。 I do wish to re-read it later down the line, someday。But for now, it was not very enjoyable to me。 。。。more

Vokin

Aside from me not really vibing wit the traditional christianity's values and morals enforced in the book + dante's seemingly own biases against certain people and cities he doesnt like, i can't lie and say it's a bad book。 In fact, i did end up quite liking it I really liked the prose in it; i thought it flowed really well, though it did take me a bit to get the correct rhythm。 The rhymes were really interesting as well, which actually did distract me from the story being told。 Big props to the Aside from me not really vibing wit the traditional christianity's values and morals enforced in the book + dante's seemingly own biases against certain people and cities he doesnt like, i can't lie and say it's a bad book。 In fact, i did end up quite liking it I really liked the prose in it; i thought it flowed really well, though it did take me a bit to get the correct rhythm。 The rhymes were really interesting as well, which actually did distract me from the story being told。 Big props to the translator: H。F。 CaryThough I said i wasn't a big fan of Dante's values and his own beliefs, I really liked how he criticized the corrupt, vain, arrogant and generally immoral and hypocrite people in power in the society he lived in, placing a lot of historical figures in hell。 And while he obviously held deep christian beliefs and is pretty backwards from our point of view, in his time, where old traditional christian values and morals were still the absolute norm and even law, he was probably actually pretty progressive:Criticising the Church's and the pope's corruptness, how they sold forgiveness from god for money, how the church was too involved in secular society。 Also while in one cantos Dante did place his teacher in hell for the sin of sodomy (which is obv fucked up), he didn't talk about or to him in the story with anything but kindness and respect。 So there。。。One thing I found kind of funny was how Dante totally jerked himself off almost the same way he did christianity。 Like he placed these ancient mythologies and other religions in the story to recontextualise them in christianity, placing various monsters in hell etc。 He also picked some very renowned and respected and important works of literature in the western world in his epic, seemingly elevating himself and the story on their level or even above them And while Dante can seem a bit cowardly in the story, he's often praised for being good and not being bad like the people he meets in hell; quite humblebraggy tbh 。。。more

Margarita Garova

От тези произведения, за които няма значение дали ги харесваш или не; те си остават жалонни за епохата, в която се появява,било защото маркират духовния прелом в обществото, или пък защото насочват мисленето на тогавашния човек в определена посока, оформят езика му и представите му за света (аналогичен, мисля, е случаят, с „История славянобългарска“)。 Трудно ми е да си представя възгледите и светът на Данте, или поне онази негова част, която нарича „ад“, с целия християнски мистицизъм, философия От тези произведения, за които няма значение дали ги харесваш или не; те си остават жалонни за епохата, в която се появява,било защото маркират духовния прелом в обществото, или пък защото насочват мисленето на тогавашния човек в определена посока, оформят езика му и представите му за света (аналогичен, мисля, е случаят, с „История славянобългарска“)。 Трудно ми е да си представя възгледите и светът на Данте, или поне онази негова част, която нарича „ад“, с целия християнски мистицизъм, философия и антични заемки。 Но благодарение на него в Италия се е утвърдило благозвучното тосканско наречие – добър пример за произведение, което е по- интересно с последиците, които влече след себе си, отколкото със своето съдържание。 。。。more

Suzy Kelly Cochrane

Not an easy read, but worth the effort。