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Dante, [Charles Rogers], The Inferno of Dante translated, 1782, first complete translation of the Inferno in English
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DANTE ALIGHIERI
The Inferno of Dante Translated. T. Payne and Son, J. Dodsley, B. White, J. Robson, P. Elmsly, C. Dilly, Leigh and Sotheby, P. Molini and T. Evans, 1782
8vo, FIRST EDITION, FIRST COMPLETE TRANSLATION OF THE INFERNO IN ENGLISH, [Translated by Charles Rogers], dedication page, errata to verso of S4, half blue boards, morocco spine label gilt, browning, upper board detached, boards worn with loss, rubbed
In 1872 Charles Rogers published the first complete English translation of the Inferno in blank verse. He dedicated it to Sir Edward Walpole (elder brother of Horace). Roger's aim was to translate the text as faithfully as possible.
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ESTC T37167
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