The original is in a weird language- all of its own- which is basically Italian, but with lots of words that have been made over specially for the purpose from Greek and Latin. I gather that a modern Italian would find it a good deal harder than a modern English reader finds Shakespeare or even Chaucer.
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Date: 2004-12-21 12:55 pm (UTC)The original is in a weird language- all of its own- which is basically Italian, but with lots of words that have been made over specially for the purpose from Greek and Latin. I gather that a modern Italian would find it a good deal harder than a modern English reader finds Shakespeare or even Chaucer.