In Dante’s Divina Commedia, he meets his great predecessor, Virgil. Hear the Italian and follow in English here.
See the blog post with an illustration by William Blake here.
There is a portrait of Dante by Botticelli on his poet page here.
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.
