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<p>The first Hungarian translations of Dante’s masterpiece have been published starting from the mid-19th Century. Among these translations, the most important and successful has been the one by Mihály Babits (published between 1912 and 1922). During the 20th century, several other translations were published, but in anthologies or in an incomplete form. Within this frame and tradition, university professor and translator Ádám Nádasdy (born 1947) published, in 2016, his own Dante translation, in unrhymed iambic pentameter. This paper aims to present the Hungarian translations of <italic>Divina Commedia</italic>, focusing on the characteristics of the latest one, by Ádám Nádasdy.</p>
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The first Hungarian translations of Dante’s masterpiece have been published starting from the mid-19th Century. Among these translations, the most important and successful has been the one by Mihály Babits (published between 1912 and 1922). During the 20th century, several other translations were published, but in anthologies or in an incomplete form. Within this frame and tradition, university professor and translator Ádám Nádasdy (born 1947) published, in 2016, his own Dante translation, in unrhymed iambic pentameter. This paper aims to present the Hungarian translations of Divina Commedia, focusing on the characteristics of the latest one, by Ádám Nádasdy.

About <italic>Divina Commedia</italic>’s Translations in Hungarian. Notes and Observations on Ádám Nádasdy’s Translation, Magvető 2016

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The first Hungarian translations of Dante’s masterpiece have been published starting from the mid-19th Century. Among these translations, the most important...

About Divina Commedia’s Translations in Hungarian. Notes and Observations on Ádám Nádasdy’s Translation, Magvető 2016

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 39 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2023-0003

Keywords
Dante, Divina Commedia, translation, Hungarian language, Ádám Nádasdy

© 2023 Lorenzo Marmiroli, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

About Divina Commedia’s Translations in Hungarian. Notes and Observations on Ádám Nádasdy’s Translation, Magvető 2016

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 39 - 54

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/tran-2023-0003

KeywordsDante, Divina Commedia, translation, Hungarian language, Ádám Nádasdy

© 2023 Lorenzo Marmiroli, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Dante, Divina Commedia, translation, Hungarian language, Ádám Nádasdy