Translations of Dante's "Divine Comedy"

Fact, Question, Response

Use this organizer to keep track of your thoughts as you listen to the audio story. In the "Fact" column, record interesting or useful factual information you learn about the topic. In the "Question" column, write questions that occur to you as you listen. Finally, in the "Response" column, make a list of responses to the story, either as they occur to you or in relation to one of the facts or questions you’ve listed.

Challenges and Solutions T-Chart

As you listen, please add notes about the challenges faced and solutions found during translation.

Language Identification

Listen closely and check off each phrase as you hear it.

• allegorical epic about life, death, goodness, evil, damnation, and reward
• it's what I think about Dante that matters now.
• you decide to change your energies to a translation
• most fascinating in the first instance, because it's full of action.
• because her Italian, of course, was perfect already
• I couldn't write my translation in terza rima
• The problem of English is it's a rhyme poor language
• I think your poetic powers are also something to hear
• seeking a knowledge that his life has been worthwhile
• it's wonderful to have this book treated so seriously