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What is the best out of the Christian meme trilogy?
http://strawpoll.me/3827605

>> No.6244763

I think that Paradise Lost is the most relevant one today, and it retains its original poetic power as it was written in Engish.
I know /lit/ likes to harp on about how Paradise Lost is shit, but once you've taken the effort to read through it, it will be evident that its equal, if not greater than the translated Dante.

>> No.6244768

>>6244763
>paradise lost is shit
who say that? its great.
D

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>> No.6244773

>>6244333
As a lapsed Catholic the story of Augustine and his Manichean follies appeals to me greatly. Frankly epic poetry is overrated in my humble opinion.

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>>6244773
>humble

>> No.6244819

>>6244333

La Divina Commedia is easily the best, most relevant, and enduring.

The other two books are incredibly influential, but The Divine Comedy trumps them both in terms of influence and relevance.

>> No.6244830

>>6244772
and after all that, read The Gay Science

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>>6244333
Confessions is the first autobiography ever. but with the two epics, I'll stay with Dante.

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>>6245712
Sorry. Actually, it was this

>> No.6245728

>>6244333
My English is good enough to appreciate Paradise Lost in original, but both english and my own language trasnlations of Dante leave something to be desired compared ot it.

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>>6244785
>Disparaging humility in a Christianity thread
Brother, please

>> No.6245757

Paradise Lost has very little cultural influence outside Anglophone countries while Comedy is immensely influential everywhere.

>> No.6245760

Confessions is mostly a work of theology, even with the autobiographical details. The other two are fiction. It's not really comparable.

>> No.6245824

paradise lost doesn't belong

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>> No.6245860

>>6244819
>The other two books are incredibly influential, but The Divine Comedy trumps them both in terms of influence and relevance.
Influence and relevance shouldn't be the determining factor for the best book. Especially not when all three works already are part of a well established canon.
Focusing on the actual text, and not what other people think of the text is much more interesting.

>> No.6245952

>>6245846
This.

inb4 le wager is dum xD