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Contributed by Donatella Stocchi-Perucchio (University of Rochester)
Hotel Aleph, Rome
“A few steps from Via Veneto, this sleek hotel was transformed from an old bank by New York architect Adam Tihany. Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy, the themes of saints and sinners make it the perfect place for being naughty or nice this Valentine’s Day.” —Newsweek, February 2, 2008
See Hotel Aleph website.
Contributed by Patrick Molloy
Dante at a Student Apartment in Bologna
“Inexpressibly happy that even in the utter chaos, Dante was able to say a few words at the party. Not what the quote wall is for, but it will do.” –Darren Fishell (Bowdoin, ’09)
Found at Fumettotex (retrieved on February 10, 2008)
“Mafia boss reads Dante Alighieri in prison”
“Bernardo Provenzano, the former Godfather of the Sicilian Mafia who is serving life in prison, is spending his time reading Dante and writing to a pen pal. . . ‘I have read the Inferno,’ he wrote. ‘And especially where it says that on life’s journey, I found myself in dark woods, the right road lost.’ The former boss of all the bosses–who ordered the assassination of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, a pair of anti-Mafia investigators–told Bonavota that ‘when reason and force collide, force wins and reason is lacking.'” [. . .] –Malcolm Moore, The Telegraph, January 28, 2008
Contributed by Aisha Woodward (Bowdoin, ’08)
“Going to Hell with Benigni”
“Actor brings Dante to TV screens but attacks Italian politicians before presenting Divine Comedy.
MILAN — Unlike Adriano Celentano, Roberto Benigni did not let Romano Prodi off the hook. Yesterday evening, the Tuscan comic spared no one, although most of his barbs, including the funniest ones, were directed at Silvio Berlusconi and the Centre-right. But there were also jibes at [foreign minister — Trans.] Massimo D’Alema and [justice minister — Trans.] Clemente Mastella.” –Maria Volpe, Corriere della sera, November 30, 2007
Contributed by Patrick Molloy
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