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Neil44
on Dec 3, 2019
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Clive James Got It Right
One of my favourite Clive James things was the translation of Dante’s Inferno he did. Instead of the usual ‘Abandon all hope, ye who enter here’ he came up with ‘Abandon your hopes, they are what got you here’. Subtle genius.
Akinato
on Dec 3, 2019
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Damn. Haven't heard that one before but it's quite poignant.
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