> In 1588 Galileo gave two lectures to the Accademia Fiorentina on
>the place, size and shape of the Inferno. They were never published
>in Galileo's day, but they are included in Antonio Favaro's Edizione
>Nazionale of Galileo's works. -- Does anyone know if there has been
>any recent edition a/o commentary on these lectures? Have there been
>editions in other languages, say English.
There's a brief discussion in John Kleiner, _Mismapping the Underworld:
Daring and Error in Dante's "Comedy"_ (Stanford, CA: Stanford U.P., 1994),
pp. 25-34.
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Chair, Department of Italian Studies
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