Tuesday Treasure: Dante in translation
- Date: Tuesday 12 March 2019, 12:00 – 14:00
- Location: Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
- Cost: Free. Drop-in event.
Go on a journey through the afterlife with Dante Alighieri in March's Tuesday Treasure.
In the midway of this our mortal life,
I found me in a gloomy wood, astray
Gone from the path direct
So begins the famous 1814 translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy by the noted English translator Henry Francis Cary.
Drop in and explore early and innovative translations of Dante’s Divine Comedy in this month's Tuesday Treasure. Learn about the many different methods used to translate the Italian poem into English using examples from the Special Collections archives.
How do these books speak to us today? Do these translations stand the test of time as works in English? Come and view the great 14th century Florentine poet in 19th century English "dress", and judge for yourself.
