See this webpage.<\/a>) It occasionally bothers<\/p>\nme that I have left so much material untouched for so long. Today I sensed<\/p>\n
a lull and took out chapter one. It’s a mess, but I enjoyed starting to<\/p>\n
reorganize it.<\/p>\n
Dante ended his life in the household of the lord of Ravenna, one Guido<\/p>\n
Novello da Polenta. Dante was Guido’s close friend and courtier. Guido’s<\/p>\n
aunt was Francesca do Rimini, one of the most famous damned souls in Dante’s<\/p>\n
Inferno. <\/i>So it’s intriguing—although not profoundly important—to<\/p>\n
ask whether Dante was already close to Guido when he wrote about Francesca.<\/p>\n
I spent this morning organizing the available (scanty) evidence: a nice<\/p>\n
break from more current concerns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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