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Synopsis and analysis of Canto I, the introductory Canto of Dante’s Divine Comedy with an explanation of the main elements.
English translation used in this video: Robert Pinsky, "The Inferno of Dante: A New Verse Translation", Bilingual Edition. You can find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/0374524521/...
1. The title "Divine Comedy"
2. Canto I : the "proemio" to the entire poem
3. The 4 levels of interpretation as indicated by Dante Alighieri
4. Midway on our life's journey
5. The three beasts
6. Virgil: his role as mentor and guide
If you want to hear a wonderful reading of Canto I in Italian by Vittorio Gassman, one of the greatest Italian actors, you can find it here (reading starts at minute 4:40) • Gassman legge Dante - ...
I'm planning to stick to 15 - 20 minutes for the next videos about each individual canto, but this one is longer because Canto I is such a dense one and an important introduction to the Divine Comedy.
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