Fascinating review, Alison. Have you read George Steiner's fine essay,
with one of the great titles, 'On Dante: The Gossip of Eternity'? I've
always loved the concept of 'gossip' as a driving force for all the
'revenge' you point to there....
Doug
On 15-Feb-07, at 11:26 PM, Alison Croggon wrote:
> Fwiw - my review of Barbara Reynolds' huge book on Dante was broadcast
> today on ABC Radio. Online at
> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bookshow/stories/2007/1849489.htm
>
> All the best
>
> Alison
>
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