tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post9178153531122406177..comments2024-03-28T22:15:17.067-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/29/24: Dante turns 750Neil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-40734140806607736572020-03-25T20:03:44.109-05:002020-03-25T20:03:44.109-05:00Very interesting article. Yes, Pinsky’s translatio...Very interesting article. Yes, Pinsky’s translation evokes a far better image that newbies to Dante would likely appreciate more than Longfellow’s. Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15373960140777556685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-89016200125253351472018-05-25T19:30:09.602-05:002018-05-25T19:30:09.602-05:00Hell, why do you have to make everything sound so ...Hell, why do you have to make everything sound so interesting? Now I want to read Dante. I blame you, Neil.Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-15530328218566036472018-05-24T09:00:38.507-05:002018-05-24T09:00:38.507-05:00Love the, "They take the long route."
j...Love the, "They take the long route."<br /><br />john<br />tatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-22633056856861061392015-05-24T17:22:54.612-05:002015-05-24T17:22:54.612-05:00I wonder which Circle of Hell should harbor perpet...I wonder which Circle of Hell should harbor perpetual victims like Dante (I'm also thinking of a few others who like to follow blogs).WendyChttp://twitter.com/WendyCCHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-50693954043306221492015-05-24T16:29:39.379-05:002015-05-24T16:29:39.379-05:00Some of our politicians have to stop allowing poli...Some of our politicians have to stop allowing political refugees that can be a danger to this country and can't be trusted. Just see what happened in Europe. Don't let the latest politically correct fad win the day. We will be played for that weakness.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-85554196837432406882015-05-24T14:48:12.810-05:002015-05-24T14:48:12.810-05:00I recall another Dante type article from January. ...I recall another Dante type article from January. Good that you are a fan.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-51220195201782835112015-05-24T12:55:47.937-05:002015-05-24T12:55:47.937-05:00Not just rural folks. NYC is a great place to visi...Not just rural folks. NYC is a great place to visit, but, you know.Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-38071208368057295082015-05-24T10:38:43.437-05:002015-05-24T10:38:43.437-05:00Yes, you're point about cities 700 years ago i...Yes, you're point about cities 700 years ago is well taken. These days we have far better sanitation, and other conveniences, we just take for granted. A few years ago the last descendent of a branch of our family passed away. I've received boxes of letters spanning 80 years, of family history. A common theme is urban dwellers looking forward to the peace and quiet of a rural vacation. Rural people seem to enjoy the activity and excitement, when they visit a big city, at least for a brief period of time.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-84409292407467078682015-05-24T09:30:51.055-05:002015-05-24T09:30:51.055-05:00Hell is definitely a city; think how, even now, so...Hell is definitely a city; think how, even now, someone from the country comes to a city, they can see it as a hellscape jammed with horrors. Imagine how even more jarring cities were 700 years ago. Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-43942479464529242442015-05-24T08:55:17.057-05:002015-05-24T08:55:17.057-05:00I always found it curious that the memorial plaque...I always found it curious that the memorial plaque at the entrance to hell, identifies it as an urban environment.Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157600812959885192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-57921336628663195292015-05-24T07:58:39.729-05:002015-05-24T07:58:39.729-05:00No relation, alas. He wouldn't even return my ...No relation, alas. He wouldn't even return my phone call.Neil Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-75277748248538008012015-05-24T07:53:02.395-05:002015-05-24T07:53:02.395-05:00Vid games-a waste of time that take away from bett...Vid games-a waste of time that take away from better pursuits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-23640282213317744972015-05-24T07:51:31.441-05:002015-05-24T07:51:31.441-05:00I didn't know Dante noticed girls so early.
I...I didn't know Dante noticed girls so early.<br /><br />I presume that other writer Steinberg, is no relation.<br /><br />The classics never get old.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com