Sean Rubin ([info]rubinesque) wrote,
2005-12-23 16:34:00
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Extremely bad and probably very obscure Dante humor



If anyone really wants an explanation, let me know.

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[info]diggerthemole

December 24 2005, 04:53:11 UTC 6 years ago

I don't get it.


But I'd love to. Explanation?

[info]rubinesque

December 24 2005, 16:36:28 UTC 6 years ago

Okay, see, in the Divine Comedy, Dante writes with all these little narrative rules, and generally sticks by them. One of the rules is that Virgil, because of his status as a virtuous pagan in Limbo, never achieves true intellectual or spiritual understanding of the Christian God. So, using the paradigm, if you gave Virgil a Christmas present, he wouldn't understand the point of it.

That's all.

[info]subsidaryforge

December 24 2005, 17:40:37 UTC 6 years ago

Hah. I get it now.

(I've read Dante with great joy, but it was a long time ago. While I was veery pleased to see Virgil, I didn't really understand the joke without the explanation. I need to reread this poem.)

[info]qua_femininity

December 11 2006, 22:52:13 UTC 5 years ago

haha, i love it. we talked once or twice about 3 years back and i'm sure you don't remember (i was going to lawrenceville at the time), but i found a picture on my computer (while aimlessly browsing) that you did of Marat a while back, and thought "damn, i'm curious as to what that boy-wonder is up to (and if he likes Pton)?"

So, holler! :]

Anonymous

June 20 2007, 21:24:50 UTC 4 years ago

sean

this is a different type of picture.
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