Dante's Effects On Society
Based on Havely’s book, we got a general idea of how Dante had affected the society in different ways back from his time to now. He mentioned that for hundreds of years, scholars were trying to make different editions and translations of Dante’s work in order to understand him in a more comprehensive and thorough way (Havely, Ch.8). As a class, we visited the Lily Library and saw those precious editions of Dante’s La Commedia from different time periods and editors. This was a fascinating experience because by preserving and studying those manuscripts, it actually showed that throughout all these centuries, Dante’s works are continuing being valued in the literature world and it is still modern for us at the 21st century. Also, Dr. Marni showed
us many great examples of the use of Dante’s works nowadays. Many of those examples are not only focus on the literature sides, but more on the politics and entertainment sides. For example, she showed us several TV commercials, which quoted Dante’s La Commedia, and some of them recreated the story between Dante, Virgilio and Beatrice. Even though I do not think those TV commercials did a good job at reproduction, but they still prove Dante’s popularity at today’s society.
us many great examples of the use of Dante’s works nowadays. Many of those examples are not only focus on the literature sides, but more on the politics and entertainment sides. For example, she showed us several TV commercials, which quoted Dante’s La Commedia, and some of them recreated the story between Dante, Virgilio and Beatrice. Even though I do not think those TV commercials did a good job at reproduction, but they still prove Dante’s popularity at today’s society.