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After brilliantly capturing the sense of loss and linguistic violence of Dante’s Inferno, Dr. Jason M. Baxter now turns to communicating the fugue-like magic of the Purgatorio. Baxter's translation captures Purgatorio’s new soaring, “classical” style, while also having a special feel for the humble, the unexpectedly lowly, the “Franciscan,” and for those experiences and feelings rooted in the body. Because it recreates the “soundtrack” of Dante’s poem in English, Baxter’s translation is perfect not only for new readers but for those who are returning to the Comedy. In his audiobok, designed with Well-Read Mom in mind, Baxter not only reads his own translation but also helps his listeners feel the emotion, the music, and the personalities of the pilgrims within the great medieval poem. What comes through in every canto is Dante’s passionate conviction that his poetic craft could make hope, mercy, and holiness desirable.
Note: in this download you get a zipped folder with four large files: Purgatorio 1-8, Purgatorio 9-16, Purgatorio 17-25, Purgatorio 26-33. However, there are no track divisions within the files. If you want to navigate canto by canto (Purgatorio 1, 2, 3…), then please go to my bandcamp site: jasonmbaxter.bandcamp.com
After brilliantly capturing the sense of loss and linguistic violence of Dante’s Inferno, Dr. Jason M. Baxter now turns to communicating the fugue-like magic of the Purgatorio. Baxter's translation captures Purgatorio’s new soaring, “classical” style, while also having a special feel for the humble, the unexpectedly lowly, the “Franciscan,” and for those experiences and feelings rooted in the body. Because it recreates the “soundtrack” of Dante’s poem in English, Baxter’s translation is perfect not only for new readers but for those who are returning to the Comedy. In his audiobok, designed with Well-Read Mom in mind, Baxter not only reads his own translation but also helps his listeners feel the emotion, the music, and the personalities of the pilgrims within the great medieval poem. What comes through in every canto is Dante’s passionate conviction that his poetic craft could make hope, mercy, and holiness desirable.
Note: in this download you get a zipped folder with four large files: Purgatorio 1-8, Purgatorio 9-16, Purgatorio 17-25, Purgatorio 26-33. However, there are no track divisions within the files. If you want to navigate canto by canto (Purgatorio 1, 2, 3…), then please go to my bandcamp site: jasonmbaxter.bandcamp.com