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Author
Dante Alighieri
Original title
Divina Commedia — Inferno · 1320
Length
~37k words
Reading time
~3 h
Translation
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cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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Why The Divine Comedy — Inferno is a great book to read in English

Dante descends through the nine circles of Hell, guided by Virgil, meeting sinners whose punishments mirror their crimes. The Inferno (c. 1320) is the most vivid third of the Divine Comedy; reading it in English with the Italian alongside lets you enjoy the imagery without fighting the medieval verse alone.

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