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Julia Guez

TRANSLATION
Inferno

By Julia Guez

Hundreds of translators have sought to render the Divine Comedy with relevance, force, and verve. It’s no easy task, but with a new translation of Dante’s Inferno, this is exactly what Mary Jo Bang aims to do. From all I have seen, Bang’s version is unlike anything that has come before.

Mary Joe Bang. Photo credit: Mark Schafer
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The Brooklyn Rail

JUL-AUG 2020

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