Status Update

W.R. Gingell is starting

the Ciardi translation is so much better than the Longfellow one, which is so bad that i would dig longfellow up just to punch him in the face

anyway i am LOVING this already and i'm only 2 cantos deep

— Feb 05, 2026 01:16AM

The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)

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W.R. Gingell is 20% done

Dante: the OG teacher's pet to Virgil

— Apr 23, 2026 06:29AM

W.R. Gingell is 17% done

dante still coming in hot (ehehe) with some of the most hardcore horror-gothic imagery i've read

"Incline thee to inform us who thou art,
that dost imprint with living feet unharm'd
the soil of hell"

— Mar 15, 2026 12:53AM

W.R. Gingell is 15% done

still lots of hard-core gothic description that i love, still moments of sublime meaning

i've slowed down bc brain does not want to co-operate; hopefully that will change again soon!

— Feb 28, 2026 07:59PM

W.R. Gingell is 11% done

i've been having some really cool dreams after reading this before bed--plus i'm getting good sleep

so win/win

— Feb 11, 2026 04:11AM

W.R. Gingell is 8% done

the imagery in canto 7 of inferno is particularly visceral and cinematic

— Feb 07, 2026 10:39PM

W.R. Gingell is 4% done

up to canto 4, which will be for tomorrow (or later when i'm tucked up in bed). back to my other book!

so many good lines so far; my highlights are going to be CRAZY by the time i'm done

— Feb 05, 2026 02:50AM