I mean the translated version into English by Allen Mandelbaum, the one published in the Everyman's Library series by Alfred A. Knopf. I'm going to buy a copy to read, would some readers out there like to share your ideas/understanding with me? Thanks.
2006-12-09 21:22:40 · 3 answers · asked by Arigato ne 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The team's informed me to extend for 4 more days for answers, thanks.
2006-12-15 22:00:12 · update #1
It is worth reading simply because it is recognised as one of the classics of literature so, if nothing else, you should read it to discover what all the fuss is about. It is also considered the last great piece of the Middle Ages and the first of the Renaissance, so it illustrates a crossroads in art.
It can be a tough book to read, but it is worthwhile persevering.
I assume you have a rough idea of what it is about and are not expecting a "comedy" in the modern sense of the word? This merely represents the difference between "high" and "low" art at the time of Dante - high art would have been a tragedy and all "low" art was therefore called comedy (at least it has a happy ending !).
2006-12-09 22:43:05 · answer #1 · answered by the_lipsiot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, a comedy is a narrative that starts off in a undesirable place and leads to a stable place (which this one does). It has not something to do with laughter or humor. A tragedy is a narrative that starts off in a stable place and leads to a undesirable place. So, if Dante started in heaven and led to hell, he might have referred to as his e book The Divine Tragedy.
2016-12-11 06:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had to read parts of it for a class and i found it hard to read. i really don't remember much of it though.
2006-12-09 21:24:57 · answer #3 · answered by anonymous 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋