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From: Rodney Welch
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The fascinating mention by Dmitri Nabokov of John Ciardi raises a question: what did VN think of Ciardi, especially his translation of Dante? My suspicion -- based on the fact that Ciardi tried to stay true to Ciardi's rhyme scheme -- is that he hated it, as VN famously valued a literal approach to translation.
Rodney Welch
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From: Rodney Welch
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The fascinating mention by Dmitri Nabokov of John Ciardi raises a question: what did VN think of Ciardi, especially his translation of Dante? My suspicion -- based on the fact that Ciardi tried to stay true to Ciardi's rhyme scheme -- is that he hated it, as VN famously valued a literal approach to translation.
Rodney Welch