Have you ever heard of this book?

Has anyone ever heard of this book called "Dantes Inferno"?

yes. never read it though.

yes. never read it though.

BumFluff122

something about nine layers of hell and etc, I;ve never read it, but seen it on history channel

Are you talking about The Divine Comedy from the 1300s?jointed

[QUOTE="jointed"]Are you talking about The Divine Comedy from the 1300s?SSBFan12

[QUOTE="jointed"]Are you talking about The Divine Comedy from the 1300s?SSBFan12

[QUOTE="SSBFan12"][QUOTE="jointed"]Are you talking about The Divine Comedy from the 1300s?jointed

Yes, and Ive read it. Any point to this thread?

I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.xaos

But I am afaraid that searching for specific translations in my country is difficult.

(actually my desire is to now find Beowulf translated in Modern English but I can't find the type of translation I need)

[QUOTE="xaos"]I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.Teenaged

But I am afaraid that searching for specific translations in my country is difficult.

(actually my desire is to now find Beowulf translated in Modern English but I can't find the type of translation I need)

[QUOTE="SSBFan12"][QUOTE="jointed"]Are you talking about The Divine Comedy from the 1300s?jointed

No, what is it about?

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="xaos"]I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.Morning_Revival

But I am afaraid that searching for specific translations in my country is difficult.

(actually my desire is to now find Beowulf translated in Modern English but I can't find the type of translation I need)

Ofcourse I've heard of it. I've never read it but I have drawn a picture that's in the book and have a general idea of what its about.

I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.xaos

My second favorite book... why do you want to know? Sajedene

[QUOTE="xaos"]I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.thepwninator

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="xaos"]I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.mattykovax

[QUOTE="xaos"]I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.thepwninator

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="xaos"]I read a couple different translations; Robert Pinsky's translation is really pretty lyrical and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and doesn't, you know, speak medieval Italian.Sajedene

I haven't gotten around to reading one of them, though, for CaP, and I've only gotten around to reading one for the Divine Comedy :(

I wish I had more free time.

Yeah I learned about it in history 2 years ago

Indeed. I've read three translations of Crime and Punishment (my favorite book), though I can't remember which is my favorite without looking at the cover :cry: DAMN YOU BAD MEMORY!!!thepwninator

[QUOTE="Sajedene"]My second favorite book... why do you want to know? Teenaged

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Sajedene"]My second favorite book... why do you want to know? Sajedene

And never heard of the second.

[QUOTE="Sajedene"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]What's your first favourite then? :o

Teenaged

And never heard of the second.

No, what is it about?

sonic__323

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Sajedene"] Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass thepwninator

And never heard of the second.

Yes, it's a section of The Divine Comedy. About Dante going through Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell. Oh, and it tells us just how weathermen and hobos will suffer in the eternal flames of Hell.

[QUOTE="thepwninator"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]:) Never read Alice in Wonderland. Just watched the Disney movie. :P

And never heard of the second.

Teenaged

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carrol#Works

At least five of his works are wholly concerned with logic.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="thepwninator"] All I can say is that Lewis Carrol was insane, but an absolutely amazing logician (if you've ever looked at his logical proofs before).thepwninator

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Carrol#Works

At least five of his works are wholly concerned with logic.

[QUOTE="sonic__323"]

No, what is it about?

SSBFan12

Okay, thanks for telling me.

[QUOTE="Sajedene"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]What's your first favourite then? :o

Teenaged

And never heard of the second.

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Sajedene"] Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Sajedene

And never heard of the second.

I thought it was a book that that volcanoe movie was based off of. You know, the one with the old lady he jumps in the acidified lake to pull her family along in the boat and then dies. Guess I was wrong...

I've heard about it. Never read it though, and probably won't read it.

[QUOTE="Sajedene"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]:) Never read Alice in Wonderland. Just watched the Disney movie. :P

And never heard of the second.

Teenaged

" If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." - Tweedledee

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - - that's all."

I envy those who have the patience to read a whole novel from start to finish. I wish I could be one of those read-for-fun types. :?

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Sajedene"] It's the "sequel" to Alice in Wonderland but they're like one book now. I like the 2nd half just a little bit better but both are amazing. Reading it as a child - its pure fantasy bliss - reading it as an adult, you realize how much religious, political, logical, and existential satire is in it on top of its fantasy bliss. Sajedene

" If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." - Tweedledee

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - - that's all."

Not to mention that most books lose their magic over translations. If I buy this I will deffinately buy the original English text.

Thanks for the "enlightening". :D

I envy those who have the patience to read a whole novel from start to finish. I wish I could be one of those read-for-fun types. :?

entropyecho