DANTE in VERONA - His First Shelter

Most people know Dante Alighieri, author of the Divine Comedy and father of the Italian language. But did you know that he spent several years in #Verona before dying in Ravenna on 5 September 1321, almost 700 years ago? Follow us back to the 1300s to find out more about his life in exile. ENGLISH and ITALIAN subtitles available.

Also watch:
Dantedì 2021 - Reading of Paradise 33: https://youtu.be/M06bG37wx7c
Dantedì 2020 - Reading of Purgatory 1: https://youtu.be/GFBU68BphZY

Music in this video: Liszt, "Dante Sonata", played by Lilya Zilberstein.
Excerpts from the Divine Comedy read by Veniero Jenna.

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