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  1. I also think that the first four books are first...

    I also think that the first four books are first because they provide an important contrast to other works of early greek literature. In book one, we learn at the outset that Odysseus' family is very...
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    Traditionally, critics have divided the Aeneid in...

    Traditionally, critics have divided the Aeneid in two sections, the Iliad half and the earlier Odyssey half. The two Virgils seem to be related to the distinction. However, it is obvious that the two...
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    Do you think this is Virgil's way of claiming...

    Do you think this is Virgil's way of claiming free will?
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    "It is better to be in limbo with Virgil than in...

    "It is better to be in limbo with Virgil than in paradise without him." What a beautiful, and at the same time frightening reading!
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    Dealing with the loss of Virgil

    I am ashamed to admit that this is actually my first time to read all the way through the comedy. I spent the past evening reading about the earthly paradise. Like Dante, I seem to spend my entire...
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    I'm trying to memorize the poem in Italian. My...

    I'm trying to memorize the poem in Italian. My Italian kind of sucks so I should probably work on translation and memory. Whoever gets canto one done first should post there translation with the...
  7. Le cose tute quante ano ordine tura loro. Ek esto...

    Le cose tute quante ano ordine tura loro. Ek esto e forma che l' universo a dio fasimiliante.
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    I have Ben reading Dante for years. I just read...

    I have Ben reading Dante for years. I just read the Aeneid and struggled all the way through it because I had such an idealized view of Virgil from Dante that the real Virgil couldn't live up to....
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    It almost comes down to a choice between...

    It almost comes down to a choice between happiness and art where the choosers of art are the only true artists. However, if that is the case, why is Dante still a poet in the Paradiso?
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    I'm trying to memorize the commedia in the...

    I'm trying to memorize the commedia in the Italian and I agree that much of Paradiso's beauty is lost in translation.
    I love the quote about paradise lost. I haven't read anything by that critic so...
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    That sounds wonderful. It might also be cool to...

    That sounds wonderful. It might also be cool to write about allusions to Plato in the divine comedy.
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    Remember though that the whole point of the...

    Remember though that the whole point of the commedia is that everything reflects the order of God. Paradiso is that order and you are supposed to feel safe reading it.
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    I am actually writing a poem about a similar...

    I am actually writing a poem about a similar question. Would you go to hell to meet Virgil? My answer to your question and my own is absolutely yes.
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    Oh that's right. The theme is picked up in...

    Oh that's right. The theme is picked up in pergatory when Dante is still so glad to see nature again. It would be fun to write a paper on sky imagery in Dante.
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    I believe it is from canto four, but I'll find...

    I believe it is from canto four, but I'll find out for sure tomorrow. Which chapter of the novel is this from? Context may help.
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