tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post5715027126573227626..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Divine Comedy III: ParadisoRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-88733454838545011202010-09-10T00:03:15.418-04:002010-09-10T00:03:15.418-04:00E.L. Fay, I just suggested the readalong--you did ...E.L. Fay, I just suggested the readalong--you did all the hard work (thanks for sharing your class notes and your own thoughts)! By the way, the Hollanders call <em>Paradiso</em> "an impossible poem" and "an experiment in pushing back the boundaries of human expression" while lauding it for being possibly the most rewarding part of the poem "for those who give themselves to it and let it do its work on them." I loved that it was so intellectually challenging myself, but it's tough sledding in spots all right.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-61525264463826543822010-09-09T19:29:54.426-04:002010-09-09T19:29:54.426-04:00Thanks to you, I finally got around to finishing P...Thanks to you, I finally got around to finishing <i>Purgatorio</i> and <i>Paradiso</i>. Indeed, it does have considerably less entertainment value. It's so abstract as to be incomprehensible at times. But heck yes, Dante's intellect is absolutely dazzling.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-39772264435190483372010-09-08T11:00:04.202-04:002010-09-08T11:00:04.202-04:00Amateur Reader, love what you say about Inferno he...Amateur Reader, love what you say about <em>Inferno</em> here. Very funny and a good reading plan to boot! And, based on your comment, our enthusiasm for the other two <em>cantiche</em> is undeniably similar, true. Great poem. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-15050241676086979412010-09-07T12:06:46.322-04:002010-09-07T12:06:46.322-04:00Hey, thanks. Anything to help! I've read Inf...Hey, thanks. Anything to help! I've read <i>Inferno</i> several times, in different translations, and hope to read it several more before I find out how much of it is true.<br /><br />I've only read <i>Purgatorio</i> and <i>Paradiso</i> once. Your enthusiasm is like mine, I think - they require more labor, more study, but are very much worth it.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-11474620499567968612010-09-06T19:26:26.626-04:002010-09-06T19:26:26.626-04:00Amanda, join the club--I felt much the same way! ...Amanda, join the club--I felt much the same way! The payoff was definitely there by the end, but this was the most difficult section for me by far (I finally decided to treat it like a Rubik's Cube and not get too frustrated if I couldn't figure things out the first time around). Anyway, good luck finishing up--you're almost there!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-1573632556991635122010-09-06T19:06:20.298-04:002010-09-06T19:06:20.298-04:00I haven't yet managed to finish Paradiso (due ...I haven't yet managed to finish <i>Paradiso</i> (due to a combination of poor timing and a fair bit of fearful avoidance), but even 11 cantos in, I'm already thinking that I need to read these again. I feel like I'm just getting the barest of the structure with this first read, and that I'm not able to fully appreciate the wonder of Dante's words and vision in my attempts to understand it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com