How did translations Dante change as the concept of Italian identity changed through the centuries?

by maxbaroi

I'd imagine that translations would change not just because languages change, but also because--as a somewhat political text--certain phrases or passages would change as identity changed. Did translations differ when the people of modern day Italy identified themselves as members of particular city states versus the unification movement vs Italy becoming a modern nation state?

Thanks for any response

Quirite

Translations? I may have interpreted this question in the wrong way but AFAIK there's never been the need for an Italian 'translation' of Dante's works, simply because the language has largely stayed the same... except for a few particular, obsolete or obscure terms that are usually explained with the help of foot-notes. A modern Italian schoolkid is indeed able to read the Divine Comedy no more, no less exactly as it had been written nearly 800 years ago.