If you've ever felt daunted by the thought of diving into Dante's epic, Pinsky's translation of "The Inferno" might just be the key to unlocking the rich narrative for you. Engaging and more approachable than earlier versions, it maintains the poetic form while making the journey through Hell resonant for contemporary readers. It's as if you're walking alongside Dante, with the language barrier lifted, ready to explore the profound depths of his vision.

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• Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry (1995)
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This widely praised version of Dante's masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and approachable than its many predecessors. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Pinsky employs slant rhyme and near rhyme to preserve Dante's terza rima form without distorting the flow of English idiom. The result is a clear and vigorous translation that is also unique, student-friendly, and faithful to the original: "A brilliant success," as Bernard Knox wrote in The New York Review of Books .

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