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Dante's Divine Comedy (Alessandro Barbero)
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A lecture series by historian Alessandro Barbero, delivered in Italian, on Dante Alighieri's life, the historical context of his time, and the Divine Comedy. It is aimed at helping listeners see the man behind the poem.
One commenter recommends it for covering Dante's personality and life alongside the historical context, which they say makes the poem's later cantos easier to appreciate.
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For anyone who understands Italian, I would recommend Alessandro Barbero's lecture on Dante - which covers his personality and life as well as the historical context. The Comedy can feel like a ponderous, unwieldy work, particularly as it progresses out of the "fun" of Inferno; keeping in mind the man who wrote it can help understanding and, in a way, cutting down some of the pretentiousness.