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After 20 years, Mary Jo Bang has completed her translation of Dante's 'Divine Comedy'

2025-07-24 · 9 min · 9 entities

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About 20 years ago, Mary Jo Bang read a poem that inspired her to take on a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy . At first, she began with just three lines – but two decades later, she's completed all three parts: "Inferno," "Purgatorio" and "Paradiso." In today's episode, she joins NPR's Ari Shapiro for a conversation about translating Dante into contemporary language, why English is a "rhyme-poor" language, and the parallels between Dante's journey and her own. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy