My aim in this translation was simply to ascertain if I was up to the task. (the omission of many names does not imply lack of merit). What, another English translation of Dante, I hear you asking? Lest I be accused of reinventing the wheel, let me say at the very outset that I am not at all attempting to compete with the likes of Henry Boyd, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dorothy Sayers, Ezra Pound, Lawrence Binyon, Pinsky, Carlyle, Ciardi, Wicksteed, Biancolli, et al. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.īibliography Alla mia mamma, con tanto amore: Ti ricorderó per sempre AUTHOR’S FOREWORD

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In Iambic Pentameter, Terza Rima form 95021-BRUC-layout-low.pdf The entire translation is intended to be appropriate for a modern, quasi-scholarlyĪudience, and is enhanced by ample explanatory notes and supporting addenda.īruckman is married, has 7 children and 6 grandchildren. The last lines of the translation of Paradiso were completed in 2010. Due to careerĬommitments, progress was slow at fi rst, but picked up pace after Bruckmans Of Dantes monumental work for English-speaking students. From theīeginning, Bruckman intended this work to be used as an accessible source To translate Dantes Divine Comedy, primarily as a labor of love. His career as a pension actuary ended with his retirement in 2001, but he remainsĪctive with various mathematical activities. of Illinois in 1974 with a Masters Degree in Mathematics. Including classical mythology, history, literature, poetry and music. From this line, Bruckman inherited a love of classical studies, On the maternal line was a long line of artistsĪnd artesans his maternal grandfather was a well-known artist, musician and To the U.S., but was raised in a northern Italian household, thus retaining his At an early age, he left Italy and emigrated Bruckman was born in Florence, Italy and was baptized in the Baptistery

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