Indeed, he really missed a trick 
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I didn't think there was any doubt about whether Divina Commedia is worth reading and totally enjoyable. It's beyond criticism, as far as I'm concerned -- but then I'm a terza rima nut and also can't resist a bit of metapoetry wrapped in a rollicking good yarn. I think Pinsky only did Inferno and it's not bad, but I do prefer Longfellow. John Ciardi did a reasonable version as well, and he did the whole trio.
.I didn't think there was any doubt about whether Divina Commedia is worth reading and totally enjoyable. It's beyond criticism, as far as I'm concerned -- but then I'm a terza rima nut and also can't resist a bit of metapoetry wrapped in a rollicking good yarn. I think Pinsky only did Inferno and it's not bad, but I do prefer Longfellow. John Ciardi did a reasonable version as well, and he did the whole trio.
It could be worse