What is the best translation of The Divine Comedy?

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For most readers, the Mark Musa translation (1995) of The Divine Comedy is the best place to start: Mark Musa's Penguin translation is the one I'd start with — unrhymed, plain, and clear, with notes that explain Dante's dense web of references without burying you. Dante is hard enough; Musa keeps the language simple so the poem comes through. The Portable Dante gathers the whole Comedy in one volume. This is where I'd start. For best for going deep, consider Robert & Jean Hollander (2007). For most poetic, consider Allen Mandelbaum (1982). For best rhymed, consider John Ciardi (1970). For the free classic, consider Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1867).

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