"Euryalus, is it the gods who put this fire in our minds, or is it that each man's relentless longing becomes a god to him?"
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Allen Mandelbaum
Allen Mandelbaum (May 4, 1926 – October 27, 2011) was an American professor of Italian literature, poet, and translator.
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