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My edition of The Divine Comedy has a #redcover. And a red fox that got attached 🦊

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I actually did it - I read the Divine Comedy! There sure are a lot of Italians in Hell 🙈 But still... I'm a little proud 😅

#BookAWeekChallenge

I had mixed feelings about this one, making it hard to give a review, because Inferno (the first part) was GREAT! Hilarious, engaging, entertaining, loved it... only things started to go downhill in Purgatorio, and Paradiso really stank. In sum, I'd say pick up a copy of Inferno and read that, but you can safely give the rest of it a miss. Full review here: http://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/the-divine-comedy-dante-alighieri/ #Poetry #Classics

I enjoyed it, the translation was fairly easy to read and was an incredibly interesting story. I would definitely read it again.

Book #39: The Divine Comedy is broken up into three separate parts: Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. The story follows the poet Dante as he travels through each of the three afterlife worlds, meeting many of the people who once lived along his travels. By far the most interesting and most commonly read was Inferno. I had read Inferno in one of...

http://dinojim.blogspot.com/2005/09/the-306-greatest-books-39-divine-comedy.html

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An epic and deeply moving Period Piece of Theological Fan-Fiction that is still a fundamental influence on modern mythology. Don‘t just read it, re-read it. There are some good audiobooks of it out there, too.

#highwaytohell #maymoviemagic @Cinfhen @rohit-sawant

Sorry Cindy, you have another month of prompts from me! (I'll try not to use you-know-who this month though lol!)

If I weren't Italian, I would learn the language just to appreciate this work of art.

I've just been to the theatre to watch the Divina Commedia - Opera Musical.
I'll never get tired of saying how great this poem is!
If it ever hits your Country, make sure not to miss it!!!

Anyone who knows me knows I have an obsessive nature and I‘m okay with that. My latest obsession is Dante‘s Divine Comedy which is what my current audiobook, Dan Brown‘s Inferno, is based around. So I‘ve treated myself to this beautiful hardback edition from Waterstones. It‘s possibly the most unusual book I‘ve ever purchased but it‘s an itch I simply have to scratch, plus it‘s BEAUTIFUL!

Best poem ever written.

I'm not sure anyone in the world will ever be deserving and noble enough to review a masterpiece such as "La Divina Commedia" by Dante Alighieri.
So I'll just say this: I read it in the original language since I'm so lucky to call it my own (which makes it easier not to miss his poetical intention!), and every word is pure poetry. No book, no poem, no other literature can ever be as marvellous as this.
I found Inferno to be the best part.

“ if one text can produce a second , perhaps the producing need never end, and no prior need be forgotten”

For whoever reads this and is kind enough to care, i want to say that i don't read as much as others but do like and i give a lot of thought to the things that i read. I consider every aspect of things like ; the characters, the way they are developed or how they behave according to the circumstances, the setting ofcourse, the story and so on. For now i want to keep this simple, i love the "divine comedy" of Dante.

#books#comment#dante#night

For the next 19 days, BBC Radio 4 has the three parts of The Divine Comedy available on the iPlayer. I've not listened to it myself yet, but it stars John Hurt amongst the cast, so that's a sign of quality right there. I've copied a link below, though I'm not sure if it's accessible outside the UK.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03xtvdp

It‘s the weekend so that means I‘ll be leaving my beautiful home again until Sunday night. It‘s always nice to leave everything behind and get away now and again but I‘m really not feeling in a place to be anywhere but Home right now. I‘m wondering if I want to haul Dante with me or not. It‘s a monster tome of a book to carry about but I think I want to reread it. Decisions decisions! #dantealighieri #classicsstudent #bookaddict #booklover

Got stuck at the library because of a huge storm so I decided to take advantage and start The Divine Comedy by Dante. I've never really read epic poetry before but I'm enjoying it so far. #rainyday #classic #epicpoetry #poetry

I'm really enjoying this! Dante's verse is beautiful! I'm only on inferno at the minute but I was just wondering who else has read it and what your favourite parts were! What inspired you to read it? 😄 #Dante #inferno

Two of my favorite books illustrated ❤️

Found this beautiful 1948 edition at the thrift shop yesterday- complete with #marginalia. ❤️ #oldcoolbooks #vintagebooks

#Reading Resolutions @Jess7 #red

Getting a late start on this, but these are the ones I find the most fun! Get ready for the rainbow!

I‘m not sure if it‘s the translator or just my epic hatred of epic poetry but I am so fucking happy I only have a third of this left. (Trying to not think of how long that third might take me)

Not gonna lie it gives me an inordinate amount of joy to have Greek “Heroes” (who are all really pieces of shit) placed in Hell

Abandon all hope ye who enter here

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Can you tell that this is not my first reading of the Commedia? One of my favorites. Something strange happened on Twitter Argentina: one December day a guy said "What if we all read 1 chapter of the Commedia a day? In a 100 days we finish it!".
Thus, #Dante2018 was born and thousands of us are reading the Commedia together!

*Did you read it? What's your favorite classic?

Found this illustrated masterpiece @ BAM. Going on my 2018 reading list.

#RedBooks #DecktheShelves @Tiffy_Reads @JoeStalksBeck

#Novemberbythenumbers #ten Canto X from my favorite book❤️

#soullesssaturday #hallowreads

"All hope abandon, ye who enter in!"

Breaking out my study notebook for the Dante #lenghtylit read with @Tiffy_Reads ‼️‼️🔥 so excited ‼️‼️😱🔥🔥📖📚

This is the one I studied. It's fantastic! And a companion guide to Dantes Inferno. And an illustrated guide. Plus, there are podcasts on Entitled Opinions by Dante scholars that are amazing

So when WTForecast can't connect this happens.

Omg!! I'm freaking out over this! Dantes Divine comedy‼️‼️‼️‼️ yay!!! I'm so excited!! #lenghtylit Follow @Tiffy_Reads for the details! 👏👏👏👏👏

Read each section by a different translator. The first was wonderful, the 2nd and 3rd not so much

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Story time: This was one of the first Kindle books I downloaded when I first got it in 2009. I started reading it but had to stop as my university degree (English Literature) took over my reading time. It would have been a DNF again this time if I hadn't had it as a challenge.

Found this little gem in Berlin, Germany--it's a bookstore that focuses on translated works from the Italian literary canon! Italian literature does not always receive the credit it deserves, and I was thrilled to see such a blend of cultures in this shop. Afterall, many of the greatest literary authors that we know and love were inspired by classic Italian works! #booksaroundtheworld

I've decided to join in some reading challenges this year as my tbr pile is HUGE! Here is my #Litsyatoz challenge, and I'm also hoping to do the @bookriot #readharder challenge - some of which are on this list!

Struggled to follow this and found myself drifting off quite a bit. Would have been completely lost without the notes at the start of each canto. The language is really powerful in places though.

(On the plus side I've just realised this qualifies for the 'over 500 pages' #ReadHarder challenge, which I was REALLY gonna struggle with before the end of the month. Sorry, Sagas Of The Icelanders, you'll have to wait til the new year.)

#currentlyreading

Paper anniversary present 2/2
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
This Barnes and Noble leather bound copy is just beautiful!
#divinecomedy #dantealighieri #leatherbound

#photoadaynov16 #NovemberTBR

This counts as full of adventure, right? Bran thinks so (or he might just be hungry). #booktober #fullofadventure #day6 #catsoflitsy

"Consider well the seed that gave you birth; you were not made to live your lives as brutes, but to be followers of wealth and knowledge." ~Dante

Awesome guy I know on Insta made this painting for me based on my favorite Dante quote after I contributed to his Kickstarter campaign for his spoken word album.

He also runs a non-profit org for people dealing with health issues, equality, gender roles, and much more. Check out the website, as I'll...

Finally got through He'll, now reading Purgatory. I like Dante, but am getting tired of the long readings for my class.

A collection of translated allegorical works 🌐 ~ It would be fun to write about their different stances on Reality and what makes a Meaningful Life ~ #Day21 #somethingforsept #septphotochallenge #TranslatedBooks #bookphotochallenge ~ @RealLifeReading @TheSpinecrackersBookClub

"...turn back to see your shores again: do not attempt to sail the seas I sail; you may, by losing sight of me, be left astray."

"From that most holy wave I now returned to Beatrice; remade, as new trees are renewed when they bring forth new boughs, I was pure and prepared to climb unto the stars."

Just finished the wonderful Purgatorio. Not as exciting as Inferno, but still a wonder to behold what the human mind is capable of creating. Excellent work, Mr. Alighieri. #DiversityMonday #WNDB #WeNeedDiverseBooks #ItalianBooks #ChristianBooks #TheDivineComedy #IlPurgatorio

Yesterday I promised you all something special for being so awesome. Here it is! I want to host a giveaway! 1 lucky winner will receive a choice of one of these bookmarks that my fiancé hand paints herself! To enter, repost this picture here on Litsy with #MoonliteCrafts1kGiveaway. It won't matter which book you use for the post as long as you use the tag. Contest ends August 10. Up to 5 entries per profile. May the odds be ever in your favor!