Gender imbalances in worldwide translations of the Commedia

This article is the first study to examine the global translation activity of Dante’s Commedia by gender. I show how the overwhelming majority of translations are carried out by male translators, leading to dozens of target languages with exclusively male-translated Commedie. I provide a chronological history of Dante translations in many different traditions by gender, and present a number of female Dante translators. I conclude by examining the lack of impact of female translations, globally speaking, and speculate on future translation trends by gender.