Classical music and Dante’s poetry will demonstrate culture’s power to connect nations at Expo 2025 Osaka. From 2 to 4 September, the Italy Pavilion will host Istante Dante in Expo, a project promoted by Almo Collegio Borromeo and the Foundation I Solisti di Pavia. It will feature 100 Italian and international musicians interpreting 100 tercets […]
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Dante Alighieri, born sometime between 21 May and 20 June 1265 in Florence, was not only a master poet of the Middle Ages but also a visionary who redefined literature, theology, and the Italian language. Widely regarded as the “Father of the Italian Language,” his work forms the cornerstone of Italy’s literary canon.
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On Sunday, 8th December, Italian media buzzed with headlines proclaiming an “extraordinary discovery” at La Spezia’s State Archive. Reports suggested the uncovering of rare Dante documents, including “two pages from the first edition of the Divine Comedy” and the original Pax Dantis.
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A middle school teacher in the northern city of Treviso has exempted two Muslim students from studying Dante. The teacher cited that it is a religious work conflicting with their Islamic faith, local dailies reported Friday. This decision has sparked a major controversy on integration and an alleged affront to Italian culture.
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Friday 25 March is the third edition of Dantedì, the national day dedicated to Dante Alighieri. The annual event follows on from the 700th anniversary of his death in 2021.
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This year marks the 700th anniversary of the death of the Italian poet Dante Alghieri. He is best known as the author of the Divine Comedy – recognised as one of the greatest poems ever written. But why is it considered a masterpiece?
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On Sunday 12th September, Ravenna will commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death. It sees the culmination of celebrations launched a year ago by the President Sergio Mattarella, who symbolically reopened the doors of Dante’s tomb in Ravenna at the end of the restoration.
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As part of Italy’s 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, Rome has the first major exhibition dedicated to Dante’s Inferno.
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Italy’s greatest poet, Dante Alighieri, is heading for the heavens 700 years after his death. His epic work, The Divine Comedy, is going into space micro-inscribed on sheets of a titanium and gold alloy.
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2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of celebrated author and poet Dante. His work the Divine Comedy, a story in verse of love, admiration, intrigue was written whilst in exile from his birthplace of Florence. His story is that of a Soldier, Poet, and Political exile. Dante’s early life Dante was born Durante […]
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