Alex Peplow

Medieval historian, mostly on the Holy Roman Empire, Dante, and translation. Also Petrarch. Bach enthusiast. he/him.

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

tl;dr: I think Dante does, at times, present himself as an 'awesome chad', and this is in service of a wider understanding of the relationship of the individual to God and salvation.

also, I agree: read the poem. it's great.

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

would argue that, while the summary this is replying to is a flippant oversimplification, Dante's self-presentation as 'an awesome chad' is a key part of the poem expressed in three main ways:

1) that he is a great poet
2) that his political opinions are correct
3) his salvation

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

I encourage everyone to read the Divine Comedy, which is a cornerstone of literature and culture. At no point does Dante portray himself as an awesome chad; he's a sinner in need of purification before he can experience the Beatific Vision.

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

he is a sinner, just like everybody else, but he is also very clearly not like everybody else, and you are supposed to be impressed

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

@yeppjane interesting that Wyatt translates Petrarch's sonnet 102 v closely in this, except at the very end - much closer, I think, than 'My galley, charged with forgetfulness' and 'Whoso list to hunt' are to sonnets 189 and 190 respectively

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[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

@HREhistorian I've found practising writing with it helpful, though my use of it in my own notes may shade into eccentricity...

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

@lucy_js_clarke Congratulations, Lucy!

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

@Samfr Fortunately for them, it was the other ear...

[Alex Peplow @a123sp]

@ericesheng Looks like it was first published in 1995: https://t.co/mUkBO26Y9t