The Inferno of Dante
A New Verse Translation by Robert Pinsky
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The Inferno of Dante
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Narrated by:
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Seamus Heaney
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Frank Bidart
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Louise Glück
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Robert Pinsky
About this listen
Robert Pinsky's new verse translation of the Inferno makes it clear to the contemporary listener, as no other in English has done, why Dante is universally considered a poet of great power, intensity, and strength. This critically acclaimed translation was awarded the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award given by the Academy of American Poets. Well versed, rapid, and various in style, the Inferno is narrated by Pinsky and three other leading poets: Seamus Heaney, Frank Bidart, and Louise Glück.
©1994 Robert Pinsky (P)2014 Penguin AudioWhat listeners say about The Inferno of Dante
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 16-12-2018
Ruined but a few small things
The story is ok, but the narraration wasn't great.
Having more than one narrator was a mistake. The female voice had too much volume variation, and wasn't well suited overall.
The other issue is the audio between chapters. I had to halve my volume, when they came on, to avoid bursting my ear drums.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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- Dr. P. S. Hanrahan
- 13-06-2022
Could not listen to.
The reading was terrible. I could not continue due to the voice of the narrator.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Fille
- 24-03-2021
Awful readers
There are three people sharing the reading of this audio version of the book and their readings are not equally sublime. It’s unfair that the one on the sample is the competent reader. Of the other two, one has a strong accent so that some words are unclear and the other gives a dull toneless reading. Help, I cannot finish the audio book. It’s as excruciating as the book’s subject.
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