Why should you read Dante’s “Divine Comedy”? - Sheila Marie Orfano
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2024
- Explore Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, “Divine Comedy,” a 3-part narrative that follows Dante’s journey for salvation through Hell.
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“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here…” Inscribed above the Gate of Hell, this prophecy sets into motion an epic journey for salvation. Written over 10 years, Dante Alighieri’s three-part narrative poem “Divine Comedy” is both an allegorical imagining of the soul’s journey towards God and a scathing political commentary. Sheila Maria Orfano shares its timeless themes of love, sin and redemption.
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When you still don't read Divine comedy after watching this video
" _he_ _who_ _desires_ _but_ _acts_ _not_ , _breeds_ _pestilence_ "
So it is written
Gotta learn italian first
@@shinji5217 *Tuscan 😉
Thank you!
HAHHAHAHAHAAH I FEEL ATTACKED
Pope: exiles Dante
Dante: I'm about to end this man's whole career
Oh my 😂😂😂😂
King Philip IV of France: Great idea. I’m stealing it.
No...
My name is Dante
Dante wasn't going to end his career but rather attacking what the church was doing
The most succesful self insert ever written
ahh yes
Well important detail is he does not portray himself as better. Even tho he talks down to some of The sinners hes portrayed as being equal foolish by Virgilus
He wrote a fan-fiction so popular that Tuscan became the lingua franca of the Italian peninsula.
But a well made and honest self insert. Not like saying "oh yeah, this is the story of Dante, son of Jesus Christ" but literally just himself in a Fantasy scenario, detached from his ego
@@udayyysharma1501 of
In Italy, we spend three years studying this in high school. On third year we study the Inferno, on fourth the Purgatorio, and on last year the Paradiso. It’s so important for our language and culture. And I think the Purgatorio may be my favorite part.
Sorry my friend,may I ask if there are any significant differences between Dante's Italian and modern Italian. Are there many words that you don't use any more or differences in grammar or syntax? I want to learn Italian since I am Greek and all Greeks love you♥️♥️ and I love Dante,I know many of his lines in Italian ( not sure if I pronounce them always right 😅) so I wonder how close is the language of Dante to modern Italian. Thanks in advance!!!
@@Nicks721 well thanks! Greeks and Italians are like cousins, southern Europe squad! I loved visiting Greece!
Anyway, yes there are many differences, because this is old Italian. But the first Italian (we call it volgare) comes from it, and so the language evolved in times, but a lot of italian words comes from Dantes. As they say in the video, the language of the rich people, the elite of the times, who studied, was Latin, and common people used to speak this ancient form of Italian, especially in Tuscany and Florence area (in the various parts of Italy, other people used to speak their dialects or different languages). So Italian comes from the Tuscany dialect, and Dante wrote the Comedy with this.
Many words we use come from the Divine Comedy, he also invented many words we use today. But it's really difficult to read it. I'm Italian, but sometimes the reading can be very hard if you don't have notes or informations (in fact, the books where we study the Comedy, always have a lot of notes and informations at the bottom of the pages to help us understand). So I don't know, you could try read it, but if you don't know Italian it can be very hard!
@@Jack-zx1vq thank you very much for your answer!!
@@Nicks721 Giacomo Vicario is right, language sometimes is difficoult, words itself aren't much different from modern italian but construction is much more, and it's all written in verses, so Dante used many licences too. But that's not the only reason why the text needs a lot of comments and we spent 3 years on it, it's a matter of meanings too. Dante used a lot of metaphors, double or even triple meanings, references to history, science, theology or contemporary (by his time) events, and sometimes all this is so well hidden and overlying that you can't figure out without help. It's sometimes like to solve the greater puzzle you have ever found: really compelling, but so satisfying.
@@MicheleGardini thank you too! I love Dante and I know the complexity of his poetry with all those historical, biblical etc references, but I was referring to the language. I understand what you say about the liberties he took since he wrote in a very strict form ( terza rima) and it is natural that the structure of some phrases may look strange ( although many times the strange position of the words increases the emphasis and the beauty of the phrases). But I have an edition of the divine comedy in Italian and Greek translation and using my knowledge of English and a few Latin we did in school,I was able to follow the Italian text( not every time of course),I mean to understand the structure of the phrase and that the words I don't understand correspond to those words of the translation. So I imagine that Italian people will have no problem , putting aside the problems of the poetical use of language or the difficulties of the meaning. Thanks again for your answer.
Dante's Divine Comedy = Dante's fanfic with Virgil senpai
exactly
“Virgil senpai I’m you’re biggest fan!”
in greta thunberg's voice: ''how dare you!''
And The Ninth Circle, as we all know, was originally designed as The Greeks Circle
...and with his life crush: Beatrice Portinari
Dante: *dead for over 500 years*
Florence: Oh hey, Dante my man, I'm so sorry! I totally forgot about you! You may now come back if you want :)
Dante: Really? Because I forgot to Clear my Bookmarks and Historys.
Dante: No, I don't wanna.
I'm from Florence.
Florentines be like that
Hey, better late than never, right?
Ravenna: I’m about to end this man’s whole carreer
This channel actually makes me interested in history and literature, through videos like this.
That's really good that you do 😊 If you know your history, you can know just about anything. That's my quote 😉
Same here....
And I'm glad for this.
Literature is amazing. Get off Instagram and read a classic book instead.
Me too I was fond on both subjects.
I talk about Dante on my channel if you're interested :)
First day in my Italian school. At the gates someone has just wrote: "Abandon all hope ye who enter here". Me: "It's not going to be that bad"... I WAS WRONG
BRO PEOPLE THINK ITALIANS SLACK, THEY JUST HAVE NEVER SEEN HSCHOOLS HERE
lol man sorry to hear that
@@yuruyukii lol
My local Italian school (founded by Italian migrants) is named after Dante Alighieri. Maybe they meant something else with that name... 🤔
Back when I was in middle school (Italy), 4 years ago, we and the teacher put up on our class door as a joke "Abandon all hope ye who enter here" in Italian. It was a fun year
Love how in 2008, centuries after he died, Florence was like
"Yo we should get Dante back here"
Meanwhile he is still buried in Ravenna, where he actually died in 1321
mfs took 706 years to get it right
“Midway through the journey of our life
I found myself in a dark forest”
Logan paul enters chat
Harvey Gleadell No that’s several cantos later
sounds like a midlife crisi
Nel mezzo di cammin di nostra vita
Mi ritrovai per una selva oscura
Che la dritta via era smarrita❤️
Where the clear path was lost.
The "Divina Commedia" is a poem about everything. In it you can discover history, mythology, philosophy, religion... It's an encyclopedia, a book about the knowledge of Dante's age. And Dante wanted to share this with everyone, so he used the common language, the "volgare", instead of the latin, the language of culture.
The adjective "divina" (divine) was added by another important italian literaly man, Giovanni Boccaccio.
The word "commedia" (comedy) indicates a story with a bad beginning and a good ending.
We italians study the "Divina Commedia" in the middle and high school and it's unforgetable!
I wish I studied it in school
Boy, do I envy you
That's what I wanna study in literature, instead we read our national poems ENDLESSLY (I don't mind it, but there's no other option almost ever) and other not so interesting stuff. Analyzing legendary, ancient books, thats what I wanna do.
@@mhm77887 Well, we do the same things in Italy. I mean, we study the "Aeneid" (I know, it's Latin, but it was fundamental for Italian literature), the "Divina Commedia" (with other works/poems by Dante), the "Decameron" by Boccaccio, "I Promessi Sposi" by Manzoni and the Leopardi's poems. Obviously this is only the main core of the literature study, but it's only about Italian works. For example I study English literature (God saves Coleridge!) thanks to my English teacher. I think all the literature works are wonderful, it's the student/teacher's approch that make them interesting or not.
@@KiddoLoLOfficial all literature is beautiful. In Italy there's Dante, in Spain Cervantes, in Germany Goethe, in America Withman, in Britain Shakespeare, in Greece Homer
"Lasciate ogni speranza o voi che entrate"
The most iconic line for Italian students
What's that in English?
@@avimannuxbz3454 Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.
@@avimannuxbz3454 it's the Italian for "Abandon hope all ye who enter there"
@@avimannuxbz3454 google translate... ;)
and it's not just for Italian students. can be said the same for more than few other countries.
Either that or "sempre Caro mi fu quest' ermo colle".
dante really y/n'd himself and made it culturally significant, us wattpad wannabes could never
Lmaoooo😭😭😭😭
bruhh i-😭
dafuq does that mean?
@@obiwanfisher537 y/n as in "your name". Your name fanfiction usually has the reader themselves as the protagonist so, whenever a character would refer to you, it is written as y/n or your name.
@@thedeathofabachelor8782 Ah thank you for the explanation
Imagine being a big Dante fan and reading his books as soon as they came out and thinking for a whole decade "dang I wonder when he's gonna drop the next one"
He died before finish it... Sad... He does the "George R.R. Martin" before George R.R. Martin does it...
For our luck, seems only a few lines lack at the end
@@anryx555 Dante ended his work in time.
He died after he wrote the full Paradise
@@anryx555 The Divine Comedy is finished.
@@gianmattia13 He did indeed finish it, but he didn't publish the trilogy himself. He died before doing so.
@@mariaa.villalbareyes5488 Yeah, I know.
Guys, I’m italian and here we must study the Divine Comedy all through middle and high school. Everyone falls in love with it (especially the Inferno part.) The Divine Comedy is a masterpiece of creativity, love, hate, monstrosity and politics. Every sentence rhymes with the next one, we memorize certain parts since we are little kids, before we even know what they mean. Everyone one here, even the elders, the one who went to war and didn’t study at all, knows certain quotes and the general story. Everything is so well created, so meaningful and omniscient, it feels like something that goes behind time and place. Yeah, of course it’s about religion and christianity but there’s so much more than that. (I’m an atheist) It’s about the creation of the fictional world, the message and the characters who are all people that really existed in time, and how Dante Alighieri decides to portrait them. I wish more people around the world knew about the Divine Comedy because it is truly something
Everyone kind of hates it eventually but yeah it's THE masterpiece
Non so se odio sia una parola giusta per quel libro, se lo studio non fosse stato obbligatorio però mi dispiace ammettere che onestamente è un capola
"Everyone falls in love with it" I burnt my books after my exam. No one falls in love with it thanks to italian school, they make it a burden to go through and a pain to revisit.
Oh my God I tought It was terribile but now i'm studying It and i love It!! Im Just sad we dont read it (we did It fast) so Its a bit confusing.. but i bought the book sooo.. YAY!! Im probably doing the classical school so I'm studying It.. dante... Un capolavoro
I'm Italian. I adore literature. But boy do I hate the Divine Comedy (though I agree that Inferno is the best part)
The most fascinating thing about Dante's work is that EVERY (not even joking EVERY line) has a double or even triple secret meaning. (Both Masonic, mythical or alchemical.)
People to this day are trying to figure out what he was secretly saying in some lines and it's very fascinating to me.
Truly a genius.
I'm so proud of being Italian.
"Literal, moral, allegorical and anagogical"
daje
This was a very Italian way to end a comment
Read Guenon
@@polimpiastro9857 The use of allegorical here would not apply here as the device of having multiple meanings itself is allegory.
The animator who made this is very skilled
"The greatest love story ever told"? We talking Dante and Beatrice or Dante and Vergil?
LOL
both is good
Lel
The universe and God
Sweet home Alabama
Can I just praise the Italian pronunciation of the vocalist
Are you serious it sucks especially when he attempted to say paradiso lmao
lina Guinea better then when Italians try to say English words. You can’t expect perfection (yes I’m italian)
I mean, /beatris/ is awful to me... Hire an Italian, do smth, idk, or just LEARN TO PRONUNCE IT! it's not difficult, Italian hasn't got crazy spelling like English! Beatrice is ∕beatrit͡ʃe∕
@@linaguida607 I'm Italian my self, and I find his pronunciation understandable and good enough, you're just overreacting.
@@bess00 well personally english people always laugh at italians for their pronounciation, begin very uneducated (im C1 level of speaking high class british accent, so i don't count)
Soo... I don't really want to be patient with them when they speak my language wrong, unless they learn how to respect others and not act entitled
For three years we study it in Italian high schools. Three years.
alessandro cocco bravo mio caro tu che riconosci queste umili scritte
Lucky you. 🙃
Spaghetti boy
@@NeverSaySandwich1 This was so unexpected it was perfection. Gave a good chuckle.
@alessandro cocco infatti.. noi lo studiamo velocemente.. :(
*Dante alighieri*
_O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?_
That wind you call little can be overwhelming . Everyone has some kind of drawback in them
This sounds so weird after listening to Overly Sarcastic Production's video
It *does* sound weird after watching Red's videos. But this still a good summation as to why people should read The Divine Comedy. ;)
@@youtubingjaguar5082 Absolutely
Both presentations are excellent in their own way.
Both make me wanna read it again.
And of course nothing beats reading a good book.
These videos complete each other
@@stanislawwitkowicz918 Good point ;)
@@stanislawwitkowicz918 Couldn't have explained it any better
La Divina Commedia has so much inside: religion, politics, scientific themes, horror, love, historical and mythological characters, fantasy, demons, numerological patterns...
The allegory means there are alternative meanings in almost everythings he wrote.
And, of course, it's all written in lines and rhymes
Reading oks
Thanks for your comment. This and maybe Shakespeare or Dickens have exactly what you wrote.
Divine Comedy in a nutshell:
Pope: You're exiled
Dante: *laughs in terza rima*
Dante had sworn, on Beatrice's coffin that he would have wrote the biggest and best love poem ever written.. and he did it, i think nobody else has done a bigger effort in literature, putting that unbelievable volume of work and talent together...
My friend : *refuses to read dante's divine comedy *
Me : why did you refused to gain the power
OWEZ NERO vergil would be disappointed
The power of our father, Sparda.
father? huh i dont have a father, i just don't like you thats all
@@N0URii I had a feeling you'd say that
@Jiahao Zhang don't you dare say it
The greatest love story ever told
Twilight fans: triggered
Twilight wasn't even that good
No
Twilight isn't even in the top 10
Chelsea T *top 1000
Twilight? what is that? a foreign dish?
My parent's never succeeded in encouraging book reading.
Let's see if TED-Ed can.
Well u should read. U can start out with dan brown's 'inferno' which is a thriller based on the divine comedy
If you think is someone's else job to encouraging you to read, then you'll never achieve pleasure in reading.
Reading is great! Once you get sucked up into a story it's hard to go back just don't know if this one would be a good place to start
It's a great piece of literature but pretty heavy on the language with lots of archaic words that translations I assume will mimic
Maybe give Fight Mediocrity channel a visit. Watch his early videos. That was the very influence that made me start buying books.
This is funny
Virgilio not mention even once
also Virgilio: am i a joke to you?
I know! Virgillio (or Virgil) was actually my favourite character.
Pope: *exiles Dante*
Dante: This party's getting crazy, let's rock!
*writes a book*
LMAO
😆😆🤣
DEVILS NEVER CRY
So I read this and wrote a paper on it for school, and I ended up really liking it. The language is so descriptive and beautiful. I draw a lot, and drawing scenes from the Inferno is really fun, because Dante's descriptions allow you to almost see what is happening. I'm even thinking of learning Italian just to read the Divine Comedy in it's original language.
It is very difficult to understand everything, even for an Italian (like me). My advice is to try to learn the correct pronunciation first and read it in Italian, just for the musicality of the verses. Then, if you want to study the language, thank you!
@@lf-domino7876 Thanks for the advice!
@@sophiat7459 You're welcome!
Try reading the manga, the scenes there come from Gustave Dore
I must say as an italian hearing/reading all these quotes in english is the weirdest thing
Do they pack a similar punch?
@@mrrrokas yes! Most definetely! Everybody knows all of them even if they don't want to, we study La Divina Commedia literally from birth lol (+ im from Florence)
I can imagine, I feel obliged to apologize for the pleb contingent who insist upon broadcasting their ignorance @ wearing it as a badge of honour. I grew up with Lit.Language and The Divine Comedy was part of my piece of earth.🐎🐎🐎🦘🦘🦘🐨🐨🐨
@@Mcelle100 so this is the Italian equivalent to "Romeo and Juliet" and "Oliver Twist" then xD
aɡree lol
In "If this is a man" Primo Levi recalls trying to teach Italian to a French prisoner through the Divine Comedy. He was not successful as he could not transpose the strength of Dante's verses in another language, but this anecdote goes to show what a universal and unmatched piece of literature the Comedy is.
"ma misi me per l'alto mare aperto" almost brings tears to my eyes.
I always remember that part from "this is a man" where he talked about Ulysses.
Why should I read it? Because I’m italian, it’s our culture and Dante is the most brilliant author of history. He’s just the best. The language, the setting, the fact that he uses “terzine dantesche”... it’s just something genial. “Divina Commedia” is the most amazing and best work man has ever made
Hey, thanks. A great synopsis of the book and your own experience.
Truly divine . I'm studying italian just to read this in the original.
you're right, it worth it.
Wow!!
You’re a madman
It's quite hard to understand it for us Italians too, you're brave 😂
Completely worth the effort. It’s , personally, the universal masterpiece
Spoiler alert: Dante spends 90%of the book crying, just crying.
He passes out a lot too😂
Not really. In Inferno he cryes a lot, but only in the first half of descent, where He find the sinners for human weakness, cause He feels near to their sorrow and pain. But in last circles He doesn't cry so much, He scorn much more.
Luis Ramirez it’s kinda like a guy hasn’t traversed the inner circles of Eternal Damnation before. Dante, Fkn n00b.
and fainting too
I want beatrice.
I agree that the Divine Comedy is a "love story", but not in the normal sense: Beatrice is Dante's crush, that's true, but she is also the allegory for THEOLOGY, necessary for the journey through Paradise, in fact on the doorstep of this place Dante has to leave his first guide, Virgil, symbol of the REASON. However love has another meaning: in the very last line of the poem Dante says that "AMORE" is the force that moves everything in universe, referring to God's love.
(I hope someone will read this comment and also to have used the right grammar)
Dante is also probably the best rapper ever.
what I find the most impressive is that he put in so many detailed and correct historical literary and religious references while being exiled, without much access to libraries, and no Wikipedia
Just reread "Paradise Lost." Might as well as reread this one, too. Thanks, Ted-Ed.
it has nothing to do with that in phylosophycal message and importance of characters
@ But it criticizes Christianity too as well. Or better yet, destroys from the inside.
@@zerstorer1269 It doesn't though. The story of Lucifer is just jewish folklore, and you can't "destroy" a religion, especially if it's the right religion
@ Ok sei Italiano. Vedi, non so cosa intendi per "giusta religione", vorrei che approfondissi. Ciò che so è che quel libro mostra le contraddizioni del Cristianesimo e lo "distrugge" dall'interno in quel senso. Ce l'ho in libreria, devo ancora leggerlo e ciò che so me l'ha detto un conoscente, il quale é uno studioso serio.
@ La mitologia è una cosa da contestualizzare a parte, ed è utile nella psicologia analitica. Comunque, ogni religione può avere "pro" e "contro" ma il presupposto principale parte sempre in modo errato, ovvero che esiste un dio, qualunque esso sia. Che vuol dire questo? Che ontologicamente non potrà mai esistere un super ente che ne genera altri. Si creerebbero paradossi ed errori ontologici. Qualsiasi cosa che si appoggia sulla fede è dogmatica e se lo é non gli si può attribuire valore di verità, dunque è non apofantico. E queste condizioni poi ovviamente non sono indagabili.
OMG THIS WAS MY FAVORITE POEM WHEN I WAS STILL STUDYING LITERATURE
Can you imagine Dante publishing this piece of art in 2020? Thousands would get so offended he'd most likely go to jail.
We literally read this book in school. A lot of offensive art gets published every year but you rarely hear about it bc unless it’s by a famous person the news doesn’t really care. I think art is safe
LMFAOOOO he would get cancel cultured
Has anyone ever thought that the Divine Comedy is one of the first examples of world-building? Before Tolkien, there was Dante ❤️❤️
So agreed with you. Dante was a landmark. Shakespeare would never have followed without poetry like this.
I think celtic mythology and greek probably outdate it, but it’s important nonetheless!
In Italy in some highschools (wherr you study latin, ancient greek, phylosophy and stuff like this) you are required to read the Divine Commedy and study it as a subject for years. I wish morr countries would at least intriduce it in schools as it is one of the world's most important works of literature.
Actually, it's required in every Italian highschool trust me
@@andreatortato9134 Si in effetti anche io allo scientifico l'ho fatta al primo anno prima e al terzo e quarto poi, penso addirittura un paio di ore la settimana
I would have loved to study it in school but alas I went to a Catholic school
I think this and Tale of Genji should be required reading by the age of 18
@@pillbobaggins2766 why so? Both works are fine to read even under 18
I always loved the Divine Comedy, last year, I presented to my class for portuguese and everyone loved it! It’s so cool how our generation is interested in things like this when well explained!
Thank you 😊 Ted-Ed for finally covering Dante’s Divine comedy
It was time!
In high school we study it, it's so fascinating. Italian language and mind is really shaped as Dante Alighieri's
i read this book 12 years back... the light it shared cant be defined in words.. still i see people in these circles...
FYI Dante called it Comedy. The "divine" has been added many years later -> 1555
By another important italian writer: Boccaccio (the author of the Decameron)
(And it was before 1555)
@@cramerfloro5936 Ma è nella prestigiosa edizione giolitina, a cura di Ludovico Dolce e stampata da Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari nel 1555, che la Commedia di Dante viene per la prima volta intitolata come da allora fu sempre conosciuta, ovvero "La Divina Comedia".
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divina_Commedia
@@johnwisdomtv aaahhh, intendevi "intitolata", ok, scusa avevo capito male :)
@@cramerfloro5936 si intendevo intitolato, non che non fosse divina già prima :P mitico :D
I was waiting for this! I love this poem!
The divine comedy is a big allegory about everything. You can discover an entire world reading it, it gives a perfect portrait of the XIII-XIV Italy, but it's also so actual.
Here in Italy is considered THE comedy, but the saddest thing is that the English translation is just an Italian->English translation, and originally the Divine is written in "Vulgar", a language used here during the middle ages, and is definitely more suggesting and interesting-
so happy that not only Italian people loves this masterpiece-
Ted ed thank you for encouraging your viewers to delve into the literary world🙏🏾
Dante couldn't do this without Vergil's help because he lacked MOTIVATION
" You are not worthy as my opponent "
such a loki vibe
This art style and animation is LIIIIIFE
As an Italian, after having analysed the work at school, I can say that reading it in its original language, gives a complete different effect, since the "volgare" used in it, it's a fundamental element in the actual and complete understanding of the work itself. Indeed, every single word needs to be analysed since there's always an accurate reason why the author used it, not to mention the different meaning a word might have and all the references to other events or concepts, that Dante might have implied within it
You never fail to impress me Ted.
I was hoping you would cover the Divine Comedy! Grazie, Ted-Ed! ❤
this is so relatable and amazing, making yourself as the protagonist journeying with the people you wanted to be with, and roasting the people you hated...just wOw
The sound editing and animation is absolutely gorgeous
I Read this for leisure and coming from a person who reads religiously. Man this book was hard at times to grasp. The language is highly irregular, but I did really enjoy some of the hidden meaning and the challenge of deciphering them. It was an amazing book.
If you're interested in the Comedy, I am doing a series about it on my youtube channel
Crazy how no one here has commented on the impeccable animation in this video, and the music as well. The ambiance of this video is insane, completely convinced me to read it.
i agree with this - the music is so good, i need it
Wildly appreciate the animation here! It is as good as the narration!
Dante's Purgatorio is definitely my favorite out of the 3, IT'S SO GOOD and I'd honestly LOVE to see this adapted in a way similar to the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou
How many genres do you wan-
Dante:yes
Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
Dante from Dante's Inferno
My favorite book series ever, a MUST read! Glad TedED covered it!
I had the opportunity to learn italian and study the Divine Comedy in school, but I never appreciated it when I was a young kid. Later I decided to read it in the original language (with comments that could guide me to understand). It became my absolute favorite book and, in my opinion, the greatest, most beautiful and perfect book to be written by any person in history. This channel continues to give homage to works of literature that absolutely deserve it and for that, we are all grateful. Thank you Ted-ED!
i have never heared any argument other than "it's boring" on why it ISN'T the greatest book in history. It's almost a fact.
Yesss, I love thissss.. I first read this when I was in High school, I really enjoyed it even tho it's quiet long
“The heaven that rolls around cries aloud to you while it displays its eternal beauties, and yet your eyes are fixed upon the earth alone.”
Dante Alighieri
“The heaven that rolls around cries aloud to you while it displays its eternal beauties, and yet your eyes are fixed upon the screen alone.”
Updated that one for the 21st century.
I just finished teaching this Literary work to my students. Very timely!
And amazing work!
Great video! Just a few days ago a school library was getting rid of a bunch of nice hardcover classics, and I got the Divine Comedy among others, I was feeling like starting with it but didn't know if I would get it, thanks for the extra information!
still my top favorite classic.
"Vuolsi così colà dove si puote
ciò che si vuole, e più non dimandare"
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Disse Virgilio a Caronte che voleva impedire a Dante il viaggio 😁
You've no idea how long I've waited for this one!!!
this channel is a international treasure
no lies
i agree
I'm currently studying this on my own.. I find Dante's inferno very interesting and I love it.
Read it when I was taking a course on Italian literature. Honestly, it's one of the most ingenious literary works ever written. Though I admit it takes loads of preparation and preliminary reading to understand what Dante actually want to tell us
This animation is beautiful. Amazing work
Amazing....we want more of this series 😊
Dante's Comedy isn't just a poem about love, redemption and politics; it's also an encyclopedia of sorts, in which Dante pours all of his scientific and literary knowledge.
And to mention another author that was inspired by Dante, T.S. Eliot opened his Waste Land with the renowned (half-)line "il miglior fabbro" (="the best [word]smith"), which he dedicated to Ezra Pound.
Definitely one of my favorite reads.
Absolutely beautiful video. I loved it so much!
Love the art style/animation!!
You should read it because it's metal 🤘
Also Gustav Doré's illustrations of The Divine Comedy are some of the best illustrations of all time.
He goes pretty easy on the Guelfi Neri in Inferno, since he still had some hope of returning to Florence. He becomes much more unforgiving in the last two cantiche, expecially towards Corso Donati.
The animations on this are so pretty btw ❤
I always find myself struggling with understanding poetry but always wanted to read this. May this be my new year resolution.
You guys are best!!! I love the animation and narration....
Inferno was not a critique of the Roman Catholic Church. It was a defense of the Church and a critique of those who violated Church teachings (hence why all those people are in hell).
In fact Dante wanted a world where the Empire would make everything work so smoothly no priest should ever even have the chance on getting into any form of politics. We almost did that with Mussolini, but it didn't last long... and there was too much of a tradeoff.
Ted-Ed say anything wrong. You are right, Dante defended catholic Church, but Dante did attack some popes and boshops and no one of his works was banned or he was exilied for this reason.
Ted-Ed vision is one-sided and wrong.
Exactly. It took me far too long to find this comment. Anyone familiar with a Catholic, metaphysical worldview knows that it’s a defense of it. The same goes for Tolkien’s works even though I consistently see people missing the point.
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Thank you for talking about Dante. Greatest artist ever.
Leonardo Da Vinci is better
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Incredible video, illustration, voice and MUSIC !
Loved this when we took it back in high school and this video makes me want to reread it!
Yesss I was waiting for a Ted Ed video about The Dive Comedy! I really want to read it.
P.S.
Did you know that the show Over the Garden Wall is like a telling of The Inferno? 😃
If you are interested in the Comedy, I am doing a series about it on my channel :)
You underestimate my knowledge about OTGW! Have you seen my profile pic?😁
As an Italian, I really appreciate this video
It is a journey in itself. A journey of what is human nature. A journey of comparison and companionship. A journey of true love. A journey of discovery. A journey of earth.
This was the first book I bought by myself at 9 years old. I remember trying to decipher its meaning and overall virtue since then. I am 24 now, and still find it’s meaning though it’s extreme beginning, forgiving middle, and welcomed end. My favorite book of all time, for it is a reflection of ones stone between the mountain of life.
I did not know there are three parts to the whole story. Thank you for educating me. It's time to look for the other two books.
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)
Just finished 1984 and was wondering what to get next, Dante it is :D awesome timing as always.. But i suggest making why you should read 1984, im breathless, and i recommended it to everyone i know.. Everything seems so far away, yet as someone living in a 3rd world country, that world created by Orwell is closer than we all think.. Good work on the videoo, its amazing as all your videos!
I's so in love with Divine Comedy... one of my most favorite book series of all time!!! Inferno is definitely ,y favorite
Haven’t read Divine Comedy but my band is playing Inferno, Purgatorio, ascension, and Paradiso, I’ve fell in love with all of these pieces and it feels as if I’m going through Dante’s Journey with him.