The Greatest of All Poems: An Introduction to Dante's Divine Comedy

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @Bernadette613
    @Bernadette613 2 роки тому +7

    I love Dante’s Inferno. I was an English major, and as I was reading this (on my own), I thought how sad to not have this reviewed in a class because I could not access all of its wisdom and beauty on my own. Boy, was I right! This is perfect and exactly what I prayed for. Thank you!
    And the beautiful Italian ❤️🎶

  • @lechkonradpowichrowski3965
    @lechkonradpowichrowski3965 5 місяців тому +1

    Definitely the most enlightening explanation in a nutshell of Dante's masterpiece. I've been trying painfully to go through its French translation, but I missed a lot. Realize it just now. Thanks also for notes of humour. Highly appreciated.

  • @roblucia8800
    @roblucia8800 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful interpretation of Dante's Divine Comedy.

  • @erickelleher3911
    @erickelleher3911 Рік тому +2

    Just what I needed to hear after hearing an unflattering review of it by a goon, thanks 🙏

    • @mooks500
      @mooks500 10 місяців тому

      Wait which one?

    • @JeremiahAlphonsus
      @JeremiahAlphonsus 9 місяців тому +3

      Anyone who doesn’t love Dante is a complete philistine.

  • @zita-lein
    @zita-lein Рік тому +1

    Loved this!

  • @Antony-18
    @Antony-18 2 місяці тому

    Excuse me, professor there is a correction, Dante was born in 1265 and Thomas Aquinas died in 1274 that makes Dante the age of 9 years old young boy when Thomas Aquinas died.

  • @SperoinDeo
    @SperoinDeo Рік тому

    Prof David Allen White stated there are papal encyclicals written on the Divine Comedy (I haven’t verified this).

  • @Sams911
    @Sams911 10 місяців тому +1

    Yours not withstanding, how would you rank the top 3 English translations of this work?

  • @johnbrantley3055
    @johnbrantley3055 2 роки тому +1

    This the first time I ever heard of this poem wow I won't to read this .

    • @nni9310
      @nni9310 8 місяців тому +1

      "I want to read this". "Won't" means "will not".

  • @almeggs3247
    @almeggs3247 2 роки тому

    Awesome thanks

  • @alfredthemba8899
    @alfredthemba8899 6 місяців тому

    What’s the name of the Novel mentioned at around 56:00? I can’t get it all down correctly.

  • @andrewweisbrod4506
    @andrewweisbrod4506 11 місяців тому

    33:20 "Dante doesn't waste any time. He's the most terse of poets." Possibly the silliest thing I've heard all week. I was amused .

    • @theinfiniteawe
      @theinfiniteawe 10 місяців тому +2

      I mean, this guy literally translated Dante from Italian to English. I think his opinion has some heft to it.

    • @andrewweisbrod4506
      @andrewweisbrod4506 10 місяців тому +1

      @@theinfiniteawe He has apparently also never read a haiku. I don't know Italian, but I know what it is to be terse, and I've read enough Dante to know he isn't.

    • @nni9310
      @nni9310 8 місяців тому

      @@andrewweisbrod4506 He does pack a lot of meaning into his words.