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In his translation of paradise, mark musa exhibits the same sensitivity to language and knowledge of translation that enabled his versions of inferno and purgatory to capture the vibrant power and full dramatic force of dantes poetry. O, of the other poets honour and light, avail me the long study and great love that have impelled me to explore thy volume. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the divine comedy. The work is written in the first person, and tells. The divine comedy by dante alighieri free at loyal books. Introduction, note on translation, bibliography, explanatory notes, maps, diagrams, and plan included.
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