DANTE 700 - A SALUTE TO DANTE

Dante Alighieri, known as the father of the Italian language, was born in Florence in 1265 and died in Ravenna in 1321. His epic poem, The Divine Comedy, is considered an iconic masterpiece of medieval literature that has inspired poets and writers worldwide through the centuries.

Presented in collaboration with the University of Toronto Department of Italian Studies and the Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies, Toronto Salutes Dante features more than thirty Canada-based guests who read Dante’s Inferno in various languages, several for the first time. In addition to ten different Italian dialects, also represented are American Sign Language, Anishinaabemowin, Arabic, Bulgarian, English, Farsi, French, German, Latin, Mandarin, Portuguese, Québécois, Russian, Sanskrit, Slovak, Spanish, Stoney Nakoda, Swedish, Thai, and Ukrainian.
 
Sponsored by the University of Toronto Department of Italian Studies and Emilio Goggio Chair in Italian Studies, with the support of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto and presented in collaboration with the Istituto Italiano di Cultura Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC.
 
March 25 to June 30, 2021 | Available after 6PM EDT
Online via YouTube | Free Event
 
click here on March 25 to enjoy the readings on our YouTube channel
 
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