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I’m a few days late with this post, but it\u2019s week three of the 2021 Chapter-a-day Read-along<\/a>, and we\u2019re twenty-four cantos, or chapters, into Inferno<\/em>, the first part of Dante\u2019s The Divine Comedy<\/em>. We’ve only got ten more days in Hell, after which we will accompany Dante into Purgatory. This post gives you an opportunity to share your thoughts, quotes, and questions about the book up to canto twenty-four.<\/p>\n Some Quotes from the Past Week<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe man who lies asleep <\/em> “Grizzly turned his talons against Hellken, <\/em> But Hellken was sparrowhawk enough for two<\/em> – Inferno, Canto XXII (Ciardi)<\/p>\n Where is Dante Now?<\/strong><\/p>\n Dante and Virgil are in the eighth circle of Hell, the circle of the Frauds, also known as the Malebolge, or “evil ditches.” They are in the seventh bolgia, the ditch of thieves. They have three more bolgias to visit before getting to the ninth circle.<\/p>\n From Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n Inferno, Canto XXI, footnote on Dante's tracking of time.#DivineComedyReadalong<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/88q91ZfNqP<\/a><\/p>\n — Denise Gorss (@Denise205) January 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
\nwill never waken fame, and his desire<\/em>
\nand all his life drift past him like a dream,<\/em>
\nand the traces of his memory fade from time<\/em>
\nlike smoke in air, or ripples on a stream.”<\/em>
\n– Inferno, Canto XXIV (Ciardi)<\/p>\n
\nlocked with him claw to claw above the ditch.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nand clawed him well; and ripping one another,<\/em>
\nthey plunged together into the hot stew.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n