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To: elcid1970

:’) Dunno, but that’s from Dante, so, could be, not a reader or a speaker of Italian here.

I’ve always wondered why Dante is always served a la Gary — some kind of Renaissance gay love story?


17 posted on 05/17/2016 2:09:49 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Dante Alighieri was not gay. He was betrothed early in life by the custom of the time to a girl who when they both matured gave him at least three children.

His true love was a woman named Beatrice, whom he honored by making her his angelic guide through the three kingdoms of the Divine Comedy.


24 posted on 05/17/2016 5:22:58 PM PDT by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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