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I'm out of my league on this one but I will say that I loved the fact that you attended a lecture while doing your housework and might I also say staying safe. When I read posts like this I can't help but feel that there's hope for all of us. Is it possible that we are just having a little setback around the world and things will get better or on the other hand will things change in ways that we never saw coming? I don't have the answers but I loved the thought of the lecture.
posted by
Goldiec
on October 26, 2020 at 3:06 AM
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Re: Indeed, we have all experienced out own versions of Hell.
But The Inferno also includes a section on Paradisio, which at times some of us have experienced. Part of Dante's Hell was being exiled forever, condemned to death, never to see home city of Florence again. He had been successful, a politician comperable to a mayor of Florence, a poet and a philosopher, but when the political parties changed, everything went south for Dante.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 25, 2020 at 11:20 PM
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I think we are already living it!
posted by
Annicita
on October 25, 2020 at 2:44 PM
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Yes. as a kid the pictures in the book that had been my grandfather’s both frightened and fascinated me. Dante had been a politician, was exiled, condemned to death, was a poet, obviously a good one - lots of background there.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 25, 2020 at 2:44 PM
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Re: If the prof is as down to earth and interesting as you describe, he must
It was good to learn, but it was not presented as a class. He discussed how his students cheat because it’s a long piece. He just gave a talk on Dante.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 25, 2020 at 2:39 PM
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Re: I am a true fan of old stuff.
I didn’t attend in person, merely listened to the lecture as I did housework.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 25, 2020 at 2:36 PM
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The idea was that even though it was long ago, the background concepts about people‘s lives remain the same as today.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 25, 2020 at 2:35 PM
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- That’s a shame. I have one that I treasure. It is old. It was my grandfather’s book. He must have purchased it used.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 25, 2020 at 2:32 PM
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We had a beautiful old book with pictures of Dante's Inferno. I believe when Wiley became ill, he destroyed it.I keep looking for it as I empty shelves but so far no luck.
posted by
Kabu
on October 25, 2020 at 1:07 PM
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Well that was something else. So many interesting things would be lost .
posted by
C_C_T
on October 25, 2020 at 12:37 PM
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I am a true fan of old stuff.
This would not be a bad event to attend in my book. 
posted by
Sherri_G
on October 25, 2020 at 8:39 AM
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If the prof is as down to earth and interesting as you describe, he must
be an inspiration to his students, too. I have said teachers create the world, and these days with so many stressers, I think even moreso they make it better for all of us.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 25, 2020 at 8:12 AM
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That does sound interesting. Like you, Dante has fascinated me.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 25, 2020 at 6:34 AM
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