which was meant to be a quiet academic space, become a place where three separate fights are going on? No fighting, gen
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dbentley666 — 5 years ago(April 26, 2020 08:39 PM)
The Kurgan said...
Go on. I barely remembered him myself!
I actually taught the Inferno section (in English, of course) years ago. Anyway, my Dante story. I visited Rome and Florence about 4 years ago, and I was reading about how Dante was banned from visiting Florence because he fought on the wrong side (I think he was a Ghibelline). Anyway, he was an exile, and not allowed to visit Florence, on pain of death. Do you know when the ban against him was lifted? About 2008, a few years before we visited! So the Florentine city fathers didn't forgive Dante for more than seven centuries! Talk about Italian vendettas and long memories for revenge! I was so impressed by that story. I kept thinking about it when I was in Florence (maybe the most beautiful city I've ever seen). -
Cerridwen — 5 years ago(April 26, 2020 08:22 PM)
Don't be embarrassed! Different books for different nooks. It's obviously many people's cup of tea, hence its inclusion in the canon.
That's an absolutely fascinating, and likely true, look at the influence famous authors absolutely have on later writers. I will be reading it as soon as I can.
Hark! Harold the angel sings.
Schrodinger's Cat walks into a bar, and doesn't. 