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Divinity and damnation — why Dante still matters Article, Financial Times (2021)

March 30, 2022 By Harrison Betz, FSU '25

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“‘Onorate l’altissimo poeta!’ — ‘Honour the supreme poet!’ In Dante’s Divine Comedy, these words are said of Virgil, Dante’s guide through Hell and Purgatory. Now, 700 years after Dante’s death on September 14, 1321, it seems more right than ever to apply the words to Dante himself.

“Dante’s reputation has never stood higher. He has been revered by an extraordinary number of the greatest poets and writers of the past hundred years — Eliot, Pound, Joyce, Beckett, Borges, Montale, and the great Armenian poet Yeghishe Charents, to name only a few.” [. . .]    –Robert Chandler, Financial Times, September 28, 2021 (retrieved March 30, 2022)

Chandler’s article, published originally in the British newspaper Financial Times, goes on to review three Dante-related books: Dante by Alessandro Barbero, a translation of Purgatorio by D.M. Black, and Visions of Heaven by Martin Kemp. View our posts for each of these by clicking their respective links. The full text of the article is available here.

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Tagged with: 2021, 700th anniversary, Articles, Dante, Dante's Biography, Newspapers, Purgatorio, Reviews, United Kingdom

“Tolmin to remember Dante’s 14th century visit”

May 1, 2021 By Jasmine George, FSU '24

“Tolmin [Slovenia], 25 April – Tolmin, a north-western town near the border with Italy, will join this year’s events marking the 700th anniversary of Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s death by remembering his alleged visit to the area in 1319 upon invitation of Aquileia patriarch Pagano della Torre.

“Dante (1265-1321) will get a memorial board with the legend about the visit while also being remembered as part of an exhibition at the Tolmin Museum which opens in June.”   —STA, 2021
Read the full article here.

Categories: Places, Written Word
Tagged with: 2021, 700th anniversary, Dante's Biography, Europe, Memorials, Museum, Museums, Slovenia, Tolmin

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