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Re: by ItalianPoetry on Sunday October 15, 2023 @11:29AM (#37890549)
Eventually, yes, it's a must :)

The question is, which pieces. The whole thing is impossibly too long.

So far I have one request for the Paolo and Francesca episode. Feel free to suggest other parts!

Re: by borroka on Sunday October 15, 2023 @02:32PM (#37892121)
Certainly, Paolo e Francesca. A classic of literature, sculpted in time.

A few years ago, I met a Greek woman, whose name was Marina. I told her—-you know that your name is in one of the most famous passages of Dante's Inferno:

"Siede la terra dove nata fui // su la marina dove 'l Po discende // per aver pace co' seguaci sui" (I wrote it from memory and then checked, the only mistake was "trovare" instead of "avere"). Dante refers to Ravenna, where Francesca da Rimini, of Paolo e Francesca, was born.

Was she impressed? I don't know, I never heard from her again.