Canto 4
quelli è Omero poeta sovrano; l’altro è Orazio satiro che vene; Ovidio è ’l terzo, e l’ultimo Lucano. That shade is Homer, the consummate poet; the other one is Horace, satirist; the third is Ovid, and the last is Lucan. Je ziet Homerus, van de heldensagen Horatius die hekeldichten schreef Lucanus en Ovidius opdagen
Canto 3
Questi sciaurati, che mai non fur vivi, erano ignudi e stimolati molto da mosconi e da vespe ch’eran ivi. These wretched ones, who never were alive, went naked and were stung again, again by horseflies and by wasps that circled them. Zij die nooit waarlijk leefden moesten daar Spiernaakt en weerloos door het duister lopen, […]
Canto 2
E venni a te così com’ ella volse; 119 d’inanzi a quella fiera ti levai 120 che del bel monte il corto andar ti tolse. And, just as she had wished, I came to you: I snatched you from the path of the fierce beast that barred the shortest way up the fair mountain. En […]
Canto 1
Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura ché la diritta via era smarrita. When I had journeyed half of our life’s way, I found myself within a shadowed forest, for I had lost the path that does not stray. Op het midden van ons levenspad gekomen Kwam ik bij […]
Canto 6
Canto 5
Intesi ch’a così fatto tormento enno dannati i peccator carnali, che la ragion sommettono al talento. I learned that those who undergo this torment are damned because they sinned within the flesh, subjecting reason to the rule of lust Nu leerde ik waarom die zwaar gekwelden Veroordeeld zijn: zij zondigden het meest Doordat ze wellust […]
Dante’s Devine Comedy Inferno
My interest in Dante’s Divine Comedy began after attending a lecture at the Royal Academy in London. The lecturer spoke about the text with such enthusiasm that I felt compelled to read it myself — good teachers have that effect 😊. Fortunately, a Dutch translation was published by Athenaeum in 2021, beautifully translated by Ike Cialona and […]
Boy by Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl wrote Boy as a story about his childhood. One of the funny parts is about a dead mouse and a sweet-shop owner. Some parts are less funny, like the way children were treated at boarding school. I’ve never been to a boarding school, but this drawing shows how I imagine it might look […]
Blind Paard (verhaal van Branko Ćopić)
Boerenerven in onze regio stonden bekend om hun velden, bossen en vee. Er waren landerijen, boomgaarden, paarden en ossen rondom de boerderijen. Iedereen wist welke bezittingen bij een erf hoorden en welke niet. Minder bekend was het andere, onzichtbare deel van iemands rijkdom. Het ging om bezittingen in gouden muntstukken, geld op de bank en […]
The Mallow Coloured Garden (Book: Branko Ćopić)
I chose to read “The Mallow Coloured Garden” as a farewell gesture to the children’s books that once captivated me, and which I now plan to donate to a local school. I was a child when I first read this book, and I still love it. The author, Branko Ćopić, could be found on the […]