Chapter "Noi leggiavamo un giorno per diletto": Reading Dante in South Africa

Since its conception in 2018, our Dante society has evolved to embrace a unique, South African engagement with the poet and his Commedia. This chapter provides an insight into the society's origin and the conversations that first inspired our South African Convivio with Dante. Through a detaile...

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Main Author: Fanucchi, Sonia (auth)
Other Authors: Virga, Anita (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2021
Series:Studi e saggi 228
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