Dante meets Virgil

Lost in a dark wood, prevented from climbing to the sunny heights by a leopard, a lion and a she-wolf, Dante makes out a dim figure and appeals for help. The illustration is by a third visionary, William Blake.

Hear the Italian and follow in English here.

There is a portrait of Dante by Botticelli on his poet page here.

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