![]() ![]() Obviously, I haven't gotten rid of him yet." My first Dante Dante is, above all, the poet of order - and a kind of universal order. ![]() "Dante is, above all, the poet of order - and a kind of universal order. Together with the horrific illustrations of Gustave Doré, with all of these monsters and demons, it makes quite an impression on a susceptible young mind. It's a vision of the universe, as well as a poetic statement. "I can't think of any other poem in the history of literature, before Dante, which claims a kind of consistent intellectual, theological and philosophical framework. In 1996, Robert Pinsky published a new translation of Inferno with a foreword written by leading Dante scholar John Freccero.įreccero spoke with Eleanor Wachtel from New York City when the book came out - about the enduring appeal of Dante and his brilliant epic poem. ![]()
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