Why should you read Dantes Divine Comedy? - Sheila Marie Orfano
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Date: 2020-08-22
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LF-Domino
Let's just mention that he purposely wrote 100 Canti (34 for Inferno, 33 for Purgatorio and 33 for Paradiso, that every section ends with the word stelle (stars) and that the whole composition is written in rhymes and endecasillables!
I'll leave you with two quotes from the original (in Italian) poem: :
Lasciate ogni speranza, o voi che entrate (Gates of Inferno)
And my favourite one, the last of the poem: L'amor che move il sole e le altre stelle (The Love that moves the sun and all the other stars)
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Let's just mention that he purposely wrote 100 Canti (34 for Inferno, 33 for Purgatorio and 33 for Paradiso, that every section ends with the word stelle (stars) and that the whole composition is written in rhymes and endecasillables!
I'll leave you with two quotes from the original (in Italian) poem: :
Lasciate ogni speranza, o voi che entrate (Gates of Inferno)
And my favourite one, the last of the poem: L'amor che move il sole e le altre stelle (The Love that moves the sun and all the other stars)
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Alan
Rather disappointing as you did not actually provide any reasons for reading the Divine Comedy. You made no mention of the beauty of the language and the complex, rich and subtle allegories, the depth of learning and the exposition in general. The work is inspiring even after 700 years yet none of that was conveyed in your comments. It is a masterpiece and deserves much better than you give here.
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Rather disappointing as you did not actually provide any reasons for reading the Divine Comedy. You made no mention of the beauty of the language and the complex, rich and subtle allegories, the depth of learning and the exposition in general. The work is inspiring even after 700 years yet none of that was conveyed in your comments. It is a masterpiece and deserves much better than you give here.
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Francesca
As an Italian I study the comedy in HS. I've read and analyzed the Inferno and now I am about to study Purgatorio. I have to say that even if the comedy was written more than 500 years ago, it's a really actual story. Humanity is still full of rotting pieces but we can also redemption ourselves and reach God, that in my case would be the good.
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As an Italian I study the comedy in HS. I've read and analyzed the Inferno and now I am about to study Purgatorio. I have to say that even if the comedy was written more than 500 years ago, it's a really actual story. Humanity is still full of rotting pieces but we can also redemption ourselves and reach God, that in my case would be the good.
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Ovidiu-Alexandru
I tried reading the Inferno when I was around 22 or 23. I didn't really like it. I think you have to know a lot of history about Italy to understand what some of the verses say. The reading process was slow and I couldn't get used to the imperfect rhyme and measure. Although I do not deny it being a great lecture.
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I tried reading the Inferno when I was around 22 or 23. I didn't really like it. I think you have to know a lot of history about Italy to understand what some of the verses say. The reading process was slow and I couldn't get used to the imperfect rhyme and measure. Although I do not deny it being a great lecture.
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Kane
This is like history's first buddy cop movie mixed with history's first kingdom hearts style mashup of characters. It's poorly done in both those aspects too. 3/10 can't recommend. Read Garfield instead.
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This is like history's first buddy cop movie mixed with history's first kingdom hearts style mashup of characters. It's poorly done in both those aspects too. 3/10 can't recommend. Read Garfield instead.
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yellow6100
Casting himself as protagonist
And what if he actually did go through it and it was a kind of a reveleation-it would not fit to cast mickey mouse for a protagonist instead, would it?
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Casting himself as protagonist
And what if he actually did go through it and it was a kind of a reveleation-it would not fit to cast mickey mouse for a protagonist instead, would it?
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wildey
In Italian Classical High School we study Dantes Divina Commedia as a subject! We also have tests and stuff. My fav book of all time
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In Italian Classical High School we study Dantes Divina Commedia as a subject! We also have tests and stuff. My fav book of all time
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Pines.
so its a self-insert revengefanfic where he gets to go to heaven with his best most treasured hero and watch all his enemies die
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so its a self-insert revengefanfic where he gets to go to heaven with his best most treasured hero and watch all his enemies die
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