HUMANITIES BROADCAST - Mary Jo Bang, a nationally recognized author of eight books of poems and professor of English here at Washington University, will present her recent translation of Dante’s Purgatorio.
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In this virtual reading and discussion, Mary Jo Bang will present her recent translation of Dante’s Purgatorio. Mary Jo Bang is a nationally recognized author of eight books of poems and professor of English here at Washington University in St. Louis. Her adaptation of Purgatorio is the extraordinary continuation of her journey with Dante, which began with her transformative version of Inferno. In her signature lyric style, accompanied by her wise and exuberant notes, Bang has produced a stunning translation of this fourteenth-century text, rich with references that span time, languages, and cultures. Bang will be joined in discussion by Aaron Coleman, PhD student in Comparative Literature and fellow poet and translator.
