I think it's fairly obvious that TKAMB is objectively better than ASOIAF. What next? You'll tell me that Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy' isn't objectively better than Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code'? Or that 'The Grapes of Wrath' isn't objectively better than 'Fifty Shades of Grey'? I don't buy your bullshit relativism.
…some of these where it really matters. Virgil's Aeneid, the best I know if is CS Lewis's partial translation. I'm unaware of a complete translation that has any of the magic of the original. Dante's Divine Comedy, read the Clive James translation. This is the first one that captures some of the luminous quality of the Tuscan. Beowulf, get Seamus Heaney's translation. I don't read Spanish and cannot offer any…
Some of the books I've read this year that I'd recommend: The Divine Comedy by Dante - It is hard to underestimate how much it has influenced our culture. A Distant Mirror - The history of the 14th century, but engaging like a novel. Name of the Rose - Mystery novel set in…
So, my favorite part of the divine comedy is not even the divine comedy. Is how, in Canto XXVI[0], Dante takes Homer's tale of Ulysses (odysseus) and extends it. And then 500 years later, Lord Tennyson takes Dante's idea and extends it further[1].…
…chronologically also helps. You'll understand more of the references and see how the books build on each other (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Conversation) e.g. Homer (Ilad) -> Virgil (Aeneid) -> Dante (Divine Comedy). Modern translations are great too. You can always go back and read more "faithful" ones. Some good examples are: The Divine Comedy (https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Dante-Alighieri/dp/0871...)…
我觉得很明显，《杀死一只知更鸟》（TKAMB）客观上就是比《冰与火之歌》（ASOIAF）更好。接下来呢？你还要告诉我但丁·阿利吉耶里的《神曲》客观上没有丹·布朗的《达·芬奇密码》好？或者《愤怒的葡萄》客观上没有《五十度灰》好？我才不吃你那套相对主义的鬼话。
I think it's fairly obvious that TKAMB is objectively better than ASOIAF. What next? You'll tell me that Dante Alighieri's 'Divine Comedy' isn't objectively better than Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code'? Or that 'The Grapes of Wrath' isn't objectively better than 'Fifty Shades of Grey'? I don't buy your bullshit relativism.
……其中一些真正关键的地方。维吉尔的《埃涅阿斯纪》，据我所知最好的是 C.S. 刘易斯的部分译本。我不知道有哪个全译本能展现出哪怕一点原著的魔力。但丁的《神曲》，去读克莱夫·詹姆斯的译本。这是第一个抓住了托斯卡纳语那种熠熠生辉质感的译本。《贝奥武夫》，找谢默斯·希尼的译本。我看不懂西班牙语，给不出任何……
…some of these where it really matters. Virgil's Aeneid, the best I know if is CS Lewis's partial translation. I'm unaware of a complete translation that has any of the magic of the original. Dante's Divine Comedy, read the Clive James translation. This is the first one that captures some of the luminous quality of the Tuscan. Beowulf, get Seamus Heaney's translation. I don't read Spanish and cannot offer any…
今年读过的一些我想推荐的书：但丁的《神曲》——它对我们文化的影响怎么高估都不为过。《远方之镜》——14世纪的历史，但读起来像小说一样引人入胜。《玫瑰的名字》——一部设定在……的悬疑小说
Some of the books I've read this year that I'd recommend: The Divine Comedy by Dante - It is hard to underestimate how much it has influenced our culture. A Distant Mirror - The history of the 14th century, but engaging like a novel. Name of the Rose - Mystery novel set in…
所以，我对《神曲》最喜欢的部分其实根本都不是《神曲》本身。而是但丁在第二十六歌[0]中，如何借用了荷马关于尤利西斯（奥德修斯）的故事并加以延伸。然后500年后，丁尼生勋爵又借用了但丁的想法并进一步扩展[1]。……
So, my favorite part of the divine comedy is not even the divine comedy. Is how, in Canto XXVI[0], Dante takes Homer's tale of Ulysses (odysseus) and extends it. And then 500 years later, Lord Tennyson takes Dante's idea and extends it further[1].…
……按时间顺序读也很有帮助。你会明白更多的典故，并看到这些书是如何在前人基础上层层构建的（https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Conversation），比如荷马（《伊利亚特》）-> 维吉尔（《埃涅阿斯纪》）-> 但丁（《神曲》）。现代译本也很棒。你随时可以回过头去读更“忠实”的版本。一些不错的例子是：《神曲》（https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Dante-Alighieri/dp/0871...）……
…chronologically also helps. You'll understand more of the references and see how the books build on each other (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Conversation) e.g. Homer (Ilad) -> Virgil (Aeneid) -> Dante (Divine Comedy). Modern translations are great too. You can always go back and read more "faithful" ones. Some good examples are: The Divine Comedy (https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Comedy-Dante-Alighieri/dp/0871...)…
但丁的《神曲》。有人认为它是有史以来最伟大的文学作品。
the divine comedy by dante. some regard it as the greatest work of literature of all time.