Delighting in Dante
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2020
- In this episode we enjoy some different editions of Dante and a poem of mine in response to his work. Here's my poem:
In Medias Res
And so I start again, here in the middle,
The middle of a life I scarcely know,
How many guesses left to get the riddle?
The woods are dark and darker shadows grow.
I followed someone here, but lost her leading,
With nothing but my lostness left to show.
The voice that drew me on is faint and fading,
But something else is creeping up behind,
Over whose heart, I wonder, are we treading?
My shadow-beasts can scent, though they are blind,
All three are here, the leopard, lion, wolf,
My kith and kin, the emblems of my kind.
They’ve come to draw me back across the gulf
Back from the path I wanted to have chosen.
Fall back, they call, you can’t run from yourself
Fall to the place where every hope is frozen…
But not his time, this time I choose to choose
The other path, path of the dead and risen,
To try the hidden heart of things, to let go, lose,
To lose myself and find again the voice
That called and drew me here, my freeing muse.
Begin again she calls, you have the choice,
Little by little, you can travel far,
Learn to lament before you can rejoice
Sing to the shadows, sing and do not fear
But sing them into love little by little
Begin the song exactly where you are.
And so I start again here in the middle.
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It’s such a pleasure being able to be drawn up into the obvious joy you had in sharing Dante with us. You’re love for literature is a sweet grace in difficult times.
Thanks for sharing your family history. What a intriguing story you have. You have inspired and brought back my artistic abilities.
What a wonderful channel. It's like free office hours in the English dept!
Thanks. In fact I started it a s a little thing for my students in lockdown
I have an edition of Cary’s Dante...from 1864! I am half Italian, and one of my great memories was learning Italian with my mother by reading Dante as a child. Her dialect contains some mediaeval features that I was able to recognise in him. Thanks for this.
wonderful to have those memories!
Where is your mother from if I may ask? I'm Italian myself (from Lombardy)
Along with Boccaccio, Dante is my favourite Italian author! This channel keeps getting better and better for me!
Glad you enjoy it!
Another brilliant video Mr Guite. Your poem is very moving
Learn to lament before you can rejoice
Sing to the shadows, sing and do not fear
Beautiful words, thank you.
thanks!
love your poem
Beautiful! Thank you!
Glad you like it!
Again those illustrations are just glorious! I loved the story with you as a boy with your father and mother. Learning Italian in all sorts of ways. Again thank you for sharing 😊
Thank you so much!
I've started with Dorthy Sayers. Been really enjoying it.
While only in the periphery, I noticed you have Robert Alter on the bookshelf! It's a joy to know I share the pleasure of reading him with you.
yes, he's very good!
il miglior italiano che io abbia mai ascoltato
Good afternoon Malcolm,
Facinating insight in to Dante and also your formative years. I didn't know that ltalian words rhyme more than English.
Daumier's drawings are exquisite, and of course, Dante inspired the Pre-Raphaelites, especially Rossetti
Must get down the A14 again, now the road works have finished, to pay David's bookshop a visit!
God bless.
Glad you enjoyed it
Egregio Professore Guite, viva Dante Aleghieri, il suono dell’italiano e la terza rima! Bravo 👏 w 🇮🇹
Grazie 🙏 SF.
grazie!
I so enjoy these videos. I remember studying abroad and going to the Dante museum in Florence so many years ago. It felt out of reach to read at the time, but I think I will give it a go! I love watching you delight in Dante! Which one do you suggest i begin with? The Dorothy sayers poetic one? Or more literal translation?
glad to have inspired you to give it a go. I'd start with the Dorothy Sayers!
@@MalcolmGuitespell wonderful! I have ordered them! Thank you!
I have my grandfather's 1949/ 1962? Dorothy Sayers Penguin Classics edition here.
T h a n k Y o u !
gosh.
Some are so snobbish they distain those who would discuss cave art in less than erudite neanderthal gutteral.
It's like critique of a parable because of the grammar.