"Lying in your feather bed will not bring you to fame, Nor hiding beneath the quilt, And he who uses up his life without achieving fame, Leaves no more vestige of himself on earth, Than smoke in the air or foam upon the water." ~Dante Alighieri, the 'Inferno' of his Divine Comedy.
I have to write an essay about Dante, and this video taught me so much more that I didn't know about Dante. Very resourceful and interesting. Thank you so much!
Durante degli Alighieri, commonly Dante Alighieri, or simply called Dante (c. 1265 - 1321), was a major Italian poet of the Late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa (modern Italian: Commedia) and later christened Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the most important poem of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. In the late Middle Ages, most poetry was written in Latin, accessible only to the most educated readers. In De vulgari eloquentia (On Eloquence in the Vernacular), however, Dante defended use of the vernacular in literature. He would even write in the Tuscan dialect for works such as The New Life (1295) and the Divine Comedy; this highly unorthodox choice set a precedent that important later Italian writers such as Petrarch and Boccaccio would follow. Dante was instrumental in establishing the literature of Italy, and his depictions of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven provided inspiration for the larger body of Western art. He is cited as an influence on John Milton, Geoffrey Chaucer and Alfred Tennyson, among many others. In addition, the first use of the interlocking three-line rhyme scheme, or the terza rima, is attributed to him. In Italy, he is often referred to as il Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet") and il Poeta; he, Petrarch, and Boccaccio are also called "the three fountains" or "the three crowns".
This brief lecture concisely and effectively gives you a sense of the significance of Dante to our thinking even today, especially in the Western world. good job!
Poor Gemma Donati. She probably never realized she was only a consolation prize. I think I would have been furious if I had sifted through his poems and novels.
@POINTTWOFIVEMOA do you know what Einstein means etymology? make it easier for you learn what his name means in German etymology. Einstein was a fraud and fake and you sir just called my friend asking the right question a fraud. 🤦♂️ Lots to learn my brother.
He offers the type of classic text which as a high status , but in reality is read by very few indeed and then mostly in part when 'required' in an academic area. See other texts such as War and Pace , or Paradise Lost. And like other works its status or value comes in-part from its complexity and length, one reason few actually read all of it. And in this we can see the issue , what is a 'great work' can this be claimed based on fame alone , when that fame may have little to do with its value to people in general but much to do with its 'status' with those that would claim to act as the gatekeepers of 'good literature '
The problem is that many were (or still are) not cultured/ or educated to appreciate it. It's like coming to appreciate progressive rock: it takes getting used to but for some reason no one wants to put in that effort. Education was an elitist attribute only available to the few, but now everyone has the ability to read all great works of art. In this day and age, while the concept of aristocracy becomes a mental attitude rather than a physical condition, the problem is that when Traditional values disappear most people don't see any point in understanding these long complex pieces of art with values more nuanced than ours. Is Harry Potter a more meaningful work of literature than Catcher in the Rye or the Iliad because it's more receptive to the masses? I dunno bro
Also worth noting, Dante deliberately used a combination of regional dialects and Latin (he invented the Italian language) because he wanted laymen and common folk to read his works
Im here because last month i was in florence & found myself taking a break under Dante’s monument by one of florences bridges.. I didnt know who he was . I still kind of dont care .
why in the hell does the sound quality and timber of the vocals keep changing every few minutes and the music loud and repeating must simply stop or be changed for it is disrupting to concentration this must be said so let it here be said.
I don't think you're actually interested in an answer when you phrase your question that way, but I'll certainly tell you "why in the hell." This is a project from my freshman Theology class - 7 years ago - that I researched, composed, recorded, and edited all on my own in 3 days with no prior knowledge of how to research, compose, record, or edit anything like this. Take care of yourself, now that you've been subjected to an amateur video on the internet.
half of this is simply wrong or false, another eighth of it is backwards, a second eighth is actually correct and the final fourth is extrapolation and baseless praise.
Honestly, I had my suspicions when I made it. I was the only one of a group of three who actually did work on this for a Freshman level Theology class. Did every shred of research and lost sleep recording and editing everything too. If you have time, feel free to point out what's wrong -- it's all info that I got from literature in the library
