Italian Poetry
Languages and libraries
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17 positive, 6 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 26 comments about the project. Thread score +0.51.
Design: 4 for, 1 againstIdea: 5 for, 0 againstExecution: 3 for, 1 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 against
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Well designed and useful for reading translated poetry
From 3 comments
I love the design of the site and it's really a dream for reading translated poetry! I enjoy reading a handful of Italian poets (and translated poetry in general), and a website…
Qwuke on HNThis is absolutely fantastic. I am Italian, worked abroad for ~15 years in English speaking countries and companies, and I've always been frustrated by my inability to convey…
simonebrunozzi on HNThis is excellent, I was just thinking this morning I would like something like this. I was using Inferno as a way to supplement my Italian learning, but found that the side by…
Aesthetikx on HN
Audio readings are high quality
From 2 comments
Your voice is not terrible, I enjoyed it quit a lot. By the way kudos to you, I'm Italian and that was interesting for me too! I'd love to have it in other languages
izietto on HNVery great initiative. I would add the year of composition in the list: 'Oct 10, Tacciono i boschi e i fiumi (1591), by Torquato Tasso' The voice is quite good. How will we…
mdp2021 on HN
Objections
Word-level trigger is hidden; middle click not discoverable
From 1 comment
Doesn't work for me (in Chrome for Windows) as middle mouse toggles mouse scroll mode. Although to be fair, even if it did work, I'd never have thought to try middle mouse! If…
ralferoo on HN
Player doesn't work on Safari and is small on mobile
From 2 comments
Very cool project. I love how much thought you put into it, it really shows. One thing is I wanted to make you aware of is that the player doesn't work on MacOS Safari. Another…
asimpletune on HNThis is really quite cool, congrats! If I may perhaps the player widget could be a tad bigger? I initially didn't notice it at all, on mobile.
riffraff on HN
Font ligatures distracting; underlined words shift the verse on hover
From 2 comments
Very cool project. I love how much thought you put into it, it really shows. One thing is I wanted to make you aware of is that the player doesn't work on MacOS Safari. Another…
asimpletune on HN> the font ligatures are a little distracting For me too. I realize I'll get used to them but I keep getting surprised whenever I see them. Also, since we're talking…
gniv on HN
Requests
Add more languages such as German, Polish, Latin, Greek
From 4 comments
Your voice is not terrible, I enjoyed it quit a lot. By the way kudos to you, I'm Italian and that was interesting for me too! I'd love to have it in other languages
izietto on HNI love the design of the site and it's really a dream for reading translated poetry! I enjoy reading a handful of Italian poets (and translated poetry in general), and a website…
Qwuke on HNWow! You put so much effort into this! I'm German, but I am totally interested in languages in general and I love the sound of Italian. I would love to see a German / Italian…
hansoolo on HNVery cool project. I love how much thought you put into it, it really shows. One thing is I wanted to make you aware of is that the player doesn't work on MacOS Safari. Another…
asimpletune on HN
Quicker playback speed buttons
From 1 comment
This is absolutely fantastic. I am Italian, worked abroad for ~15 years in English speaking countries and companies, and I've always been frustrated by my inability to convey…
simonebrunozzi on HN
Add YouTube recitations under poems
From 1 comment
This is absolutely fantastic. I am Italian, worked abroad for ~15 years in English speaking countries and companies, and I've always been frustrated by my inability to convey…
simonebrunozzi on HN
Add poem Leopardi and Dante Inferno opening
From 2 comments
I love the design of the site and it's really a dream for reading translated poetry! I enjoy reading a handful of Italian poets (and translated poetry in general), and a website…
Qwuke on HNFor some reason I’m fascinated by the opening lines of Dante’s inferno. I’m reading the Longfellow translation where there is Italian and English side on opposing pages. Unlike…
d4rkp4ttern on HN
Questions
Will the repo be open sourced?
From 1 comment
I love the design of the site and it's really a dream for reading translated poetry! I enjoy reading a handful of Italian poets (and translated poetry in general), and a website…
Qwuke on HN
Is there an RSS feed for the podcast?
From 1 comment
This is awesome! I love the podcast idea too. Is there a rss feed for the podcast? I'd love to subscribe on my podcast player so I can keep up as new poems are released
DreaminDani on HN
Alternatives named
Longfellow bilingual Dante translation
From 1 comment
For some reason I’m fascinated by the opening lines of Dante’s inferno. I’m reading the Longfellow translation where there is Italian and English side on opposing pages. Unlike…
d4rkp4ttern on HN
Esolen translation of Purgatorio
From 1 comment
Coincidentally, I'm about to pick up my copy of Purgatorio (Anthony Esolen, translator). Up to Canto 27. He says that he sometimes makes it rhyme, but only if it doesn't do too…
AlbertCory on HN