Dante or Milton, /lit/? Or someone else? Who is the greatest

>>7807286
Richard Dawkins.

Hegel.

My Italian friend (who has read both in their native languages) says he thinks Dante was the better poet. Going off of the Mandelbaum translation, I'd probably agree with him, though I haven't read PR yet.

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Both are more or less the pinnacle of their own languages. Both are incredibly ambitious. Both are beautiful.

I'm a Catholic, so I'm a little butthurt at Milton, but I can't deny he's a genius. Still, I think Dante takes it based on the sheer inventiveness of his imagery. No wonder everybody thinks he did drugs (though I don't really believe that).

>>7807632
thanks for your post

Milton for my money, though I do not read Italian.

Read both (the Comedy in translation) and it's Dante by an absolute mile.

Dante ofc

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