Help with interpreting: “He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it renounces...
He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it
renounces life
(Dante)
From what I get, it appears to say that death is liberty (Is this right?). But I am confused on the last part, "as he knows who for it..."
What might be the modern English translation of this part? I think "it" refers to "liberty", but what about the "he knows who"?
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He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it
renounces life
(Dante)
From what I get, it appears to say that death is liberty (Is this right?). But I am confused on the last part, "as he knows who for it..."
What might be the modern English translation of this part? I think "it" refers to "liberty", but what about the "he knows who"?
meaning
asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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I would assume that "who for it" refers to the person who will sacrifice his life in the pursuit of liberty (liberty == it). It's pretty convoluted, probably even by standards of the time. (But note that this is translated from the Italian, and hard to say how good the translation is.)
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
I see, that makes sense. The translation is the one given in Bartlett's so I imagine it's better than most. Thanks!
– Andrew Wang
2 days ago
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He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it
renounces life
(Dante)
From what I get, it appears to say that death is liberty (Is this right?). But I am confused on the last part, "as he knows who for it..."
What might be the modern English translation of this part? I think "it" refers to "liberty", but what about the "he knows who"?
meaning
asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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He goes seeking liberty, which is so dear, as he knows who for it
renounces life
(Dante)
From what I get, it appears to say that death is liberty (Is this right?). But I am confused on the last part, "as he knows who for it..."
What might be the modern English translation of this part? I think "it" refers to "liberty", but what about the "he knows who"?
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meaning
asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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asked 2 days ago
Andrew Wang
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I would assume that "who for it" refers to the person who will sacrifice his life in the pursuit of liberty (liberty == it). It's pretty convoluted, probably even by standards of the time. (But note that this is translated from the Italian, and hard to say how good the translation is.)
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
I see, that makes sense. The translation is the one given in Bartlett's so I imagine it's better than most. Thanks!
– Andrew Wang
2 days ago
add a comment |
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I would assume that "who for it" refers to the person who will sacrifice his life in the pursuit of liberty (liberty == it). It's pretty convoluted, probably even by standards of the time. (But note that this is translated from the Italian, and hard to say how good the translation is.)
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
I see, that makes sense. The translation is the one given in Bartlett's so I imagine it's better than most. Thanks!
– Andrew Wang
2 days ago
1
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I would assume that "who for it" refers to the person who will sacrifice his life in the pursuit of liberty (liberty == it). It's pretty convoluted, probably even by standards of the time. (But note that this is translated from the Italian, and hard to say how good the translation is.)
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
I would assume that "who for it" refers to the person who will sacrifice his life in the pursuit of liberty (liberty == it). It's pretty convoluted, probably even by standards of the time. (But note that this is translated from the Italian, and hard to say how good the translation is.)
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
I see, that makes sense. The translation is the one given in Bartlett's so I imagine it's better than most. Thanks!
– Andrew Wang
2 days ago
I see, that makes sense. The translation is the one given in Bartlett's so I imagine it's better than most. Thanks!
– Andrew Wang
2 days ago
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I would assume that "who for it" refers to the person who will sacrifice his life in the pursuit of liberty (liberty == it). It's pretty convoluted, probably even by standards of the time. (But note that this is translated from the Italian, and hard to say how good the translation is.)
– Hot Licks
2 days ago
I see, that makes sense. The translation is the one given in Bartlett's so I imagine it's better than most. Thanks!
– Andrew Wang
2 days ago