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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Paolo & Francesca were real people whose deaths were very much a topic for gossip. Alan Mandelbaum's translation (Bantam Classics) has the Italian on facing pages. For my classroom use, it's the most convenient. It's better poetry than many translations. I refer to Sayers's notes frequently. Regards, Jim Kerbaugh >===== Original Message From Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture <[log in to unmask]> ===== >medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > >Dear List, > >Apologies for sending a query only tangentially >religious in nature, but you are the most learned >medieval scholars I am in contact with and I cannot >resist asking these rather literary questions of you: >1) Is it not the case that Abelard and Heloise, and >Paolo and Francesca all got into trouble as they were >reading by a fire; if so, has anyone suggested that >Dante was in some way inspired by their story; or were >Paolo and Francesca "real" people whose story was >common knowledge/gossip in Dante's world? >2) Can anyone suggest a good edition of the _Commedia_ >with Italian and English on facing pages? Failing >that, what is the best English translation of the >work? >Many thanks, >MG > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! >http://greetings.yahoo.com > >********************************************************************** >To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME >to: [log in to unmask] >To send a message to the list, address it to: >[log in to unmask] >To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion >to: [log in to unmask] >In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: >[log in to unmask] >For further information, visit our web site: >http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html