Mary Jo Bang in conversation with Matthias Göritz

Wash U Writing Program faculty member Mary Jo Bang in conversation with Matthias Goeritz, Professor of Practice of Comparative Literature about her translation of Paradiso, the wonderful finale to her work on Dante’s Commedia.

Bang’s translation is a revelation in its artistry, readability, and faithfulness to Dante’s ambition for an epic poem that dares to employ language and references recognizable to its readers. In her lyric style and her illuminating and generous notes, Bang has made The Divine Comedy for the twenty-first century.

Books available for purchase through Subterranean Books.

Event followed by reception and book sale.