thinking about reading a prose version of the Divine Comedy along

>>9913846
Yes i once read kevin macdonalds translation of culture of critique and i would HIGHLY recommend

>>9913846
>reading verse in prose translation
Why would you think this is preferable? What do you want us to tell you? Can you really not read verse? Don't even bother with Dante, then.

>>9913846
Maybe, if you want to get through the Comedy quickly, and to appreciate it for the imagery and intellectual content. All the verse translations are really quite bad in comparison to the original (it's not a meme in this case because it's verse), and you won't really be appreciating the style of Dante that much more by reading a verse translation

>>9913894
i dont want to necessarily get through it quickly, id just like a reference when I inevitably come across a verse that i dont understand.

>>9913887
i never said it was preferable, im asking if anyone has ever done this just to have something to refer back to. i love people like who who just have to insult people just to make yourself seem like such an intellectual. i wanna read it so dont tell me not to bother with it.