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Lyceum, Monday 17th of August!
Good morning!! ☀️🌇☕️ In today’s short nature walk we’re talking about the Convivio, and how it is compared to Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. The quote above Love is this: “Love, taken in its true sense and subtly considered, … Continue reading
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Tagged banquet, boethius, convivio, dante, good life, literature, love, vita nuova, walks
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The Ιλιάδ
The Epic opening of the Iliad: Sing, O Muse, of the rage of Achilles, son of Peleus — that brought countless ills upon the Achaeans. Many a brave soul did it send hurrying down to Hades, and many a hero … Continue reading
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Tagged achilles, canto26, dante, epic, greece, homer, iliad, literature, troy, Ιλιάδ
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Dante Anniversary, 2021!
Next year is the 700th year marking of Dante’s passing away, in Ravenna in 1321, only a few months after he completed the Paradiso and the trilogy of the The Divine Comedy! And the national celebration in Italy will be … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021, dante, history, italia, italy, literature, ravenna, the comedy
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Purgatory & Paradise – a Reading of Dante.
After 16 months of deep studies and podcasting of Dante’s Paradise and Purgatory, it’s hard to remember exactly how several aspects of philosophy and theology used to be experienced by the mind before we started the whole journey. The learning … Continue reading