steppedforoexplaintheirpointofviewparis
ouringltitudeofenglishnand
gesanditaliansandstudentsfrowedenandhungary
andaroundtheoldcathedraloodonalittleislandin
theseiheregreousuniversityofparis
inbolognainitaly;ankbythenaofgratianhad
piledatextbookforthoseoknow
thelaanylaynthen
cafrollovereuropetoheargratianexplainhisideas
toprotecttheelvesagainstthelandlordsandtheinnkeepers
andtheboardinghouseladiesoftheedarporation
oruniversityandbeholdthebeginningoftheuniversity
ofbologna
nextthereheuniversityofpariswedo
notknoberofdisgruntledteachers
togetherhtheirpupilscrossedthechannelandfounda
hospitablehoinnlittlevillageonthethascalledoxford;
andinthisousuniversityofoxfordcainto
beinginthesaheyear1222;therehadbeenasplit
intheuniversityofbolognathedisntentedteachersagain
folloovedtopaduaandtheirproudcity
thenceforedofauniversityofitso
froalladolidinspaintocra
poitiersinfranany
itisquitetruethatchoftheteachingdonebythese
earlyprofessorsoourears;trainedto
listentologarithandgeotristhepoint
hoakeisthistheddleagesand
especiallythethirteenthcenturyehe
ongtheyoungergeneration;
there;andthereless
ifsobashfulaskingofquestionsandoutofthis
turilgreherenaissance
butjustbeforethecurtaindohelastscene
ofthediaevalaryfigurecrossedthestage;of
yououghttoknoorethanhisrenathis
nehehesonofaflorentinelawyer
ilyandhesahelightof
dayintheyear1265hegrehecityofhisancestors
toinghisstoriesofthelifeofstfrancis
ofassisiuponthehechurchoftheholycross;but
oftentoschool;hisfrightenedeyeshe
puddlesofbloodoldoftheterribleandendlesswarfare
thatragedforeverbetheguelphsandtheghibellines;
thefolloperors
her
hadbeenonebeforehijustasanariightbee
adeplybecausehisfather
hadhappenedtobeadecratorarepublicanbutaftera
feesahatitaly;unlessunitedunderasingle
head;threatenedtoperishasavictifthedisorderedjealousies
ofathousandlittlecitiesthenhebecaaghilbeiline
helookedforhelpbeyondthealpshehopedthata
ghtyeerorghteandreestablishunityandorder
alashehopedinvaintheghibellinesof
floreneonuntiltheday
ofhisdeathadstthedrearyruinsofravenna;intheyear
1321;danteelessingthebreadof
charityatthetableofrichpatronseswouldhave
sunkintothedeepestpitofoblivionbutforthissinglefact;
thattheyhadbeenkindtoapoetinhisseryduringthe
nyyearsofexile;dantefeltpelledtojustifyhielf
andhisactionsicalleaderinhis
hotohisdayswalkingalong
thebanksoftheaothatheghtcatchagliseofthe
lovelybeatriceportinari;an;a
dozenyearsbeforetheghibellinedisaster
hehadfailedintheaitionsofhiscareerhehad
faithfullyservedthetohandbeforearrupt
urthehadbeenaccusedofstealingthepublicfundsand
hadbeenndeedtobebuedaliveshouldheventure
backofthecityofflorencetoclear
hielfbeforehisoporaries;
dantethencreatedaniginary
detailhedescribedthecircutanceso
hisdefeatanddepictedthehopelessnditionofgreedandlust
andhatreduedhisfairandbeloveditalyintoa
battlefieldforthepitilessrcenariesofkedandselfish
tyrants
hetellsushohethursdaybeforeeasteroftheyear
1300hehadlosthisandhowhefound
hispathbarredbyaleopardandalionandawolfhegave
hielfupforlostidstthe
treesitanpoetandphilosopher;sent
uponhiserrandofrcybytheblessedvirginandbybeatrice;
highheavenchedoverthefateofher
truelovervirgilthentakesdantethroughpurgatoryand
throughhelldeeperanddeeperthepathleadsthentil
theyreachtheloselfstandsfrozen
intotheetealiostterribleofsinners;
traitorsandliarsandthoseeand
successbyliesandbydeceitbutbeforethetwowanderers
havereaetallthosewho
insoherhaveplayedaroleinthehistoryofhis
belovedcityeerorsandpopes;dashingknightsand
edtoetealpunishnt
oraingthedayofdeliverance;heyshall
leavepurgatoryforheaven
itisacuriousstoryitisahandbookofeverythingthe
peopleofthethirteenthcenturydidandfeltandfearedand
prayedforthroughitallvesthefigureofthelonely
florentineexile;
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foreverfolloheshadowofhisown
despair
andbeholdhegatesofdeathlosingupon
thesadpoetoftheddleages;theportalsoflifeswung
opentothechildenofthe
renaissancethatrarca;thesonofthe
notarypublifthelittletownofarezzo
franepoliticalparty
asdantehetoohadbeenexiledandthusithappenedthat
petrarcaorpetrarch;as
florenceattheageoffifteenheontpellier
infrancethatheghtbeealaherbut
theboydidnottobeajuristhehatedthelawhe
edtobeascholarandapoetandbecauseheedto
beaseone;
aspeopleofastrongadelong
voyages;pyingnuscriptsinflandersandinthecloisters
alongtherhineandinparisandliegeandfinallyinro
thenheountains
ofvaucluse;andtherehestudiedandeandsoonhehad
beesofausforhisverseandforhisleaingthatboth
theuniversityofparisandthekingofnaplesinvitedhibr 》
toeandteachtheirstudentsandsubjectsontheway
tohisneethe
peoplehadheardofhisfaasaneditorofhalfforgotten
ronauthorstheydeandinthe
anoftheierialcity;petrarchh
thelaurelhofthepoet
frohatnton;hislifeareerof
honourandappreciationheethethingshpeople
osttoheartheyiredoftheological
disputationspoordanteulduchas
heedbutpetrarcheofloveandofnatureandthe
sunandnevetionedthosegloothingsed
tohavebeenthestockintradeofthelastgenerationand
etoacity;allthepeopleflockedoutto
ethindheeivedlikeanqueringheroifhe
happenedtobringhisyoungfriendboccaccio;thestoryteller;
;sochthebettertheyenoftheir
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nuscriptofvirgilorovidorlucreceoranyofthe
otheroldlatinpoetstheyiansofurse
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alongfaceandeday
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anttobehappyyoudesiredproofofthisverywell
takeaspadeanddigintothesoildidyoufind
beautifuloldstatuesbeautifuloldvasesruinsofancient
buildingsallthesethingsadebythepeopleofthe
greatesteirethateverexistedtheyruledalltheworld
forathousandyearstheye
justlookatthatbustoftheeeroraugustusof
urse;theychristiansandtheywouldneverbe
abletoenterheavenatbesttheyheirdays
inpurgatory;avisit
buthatof
ancientroortalbeingand
anyonceletusbehappyandcheerfulfor
therejoyofexistence
such;inshort;hespiritthathadbeguntofillthe
narroanylittleitaliancities
youknoeanbythe‘‘bicyclecrazeorthe
‘‘autobilecrazesooneinventsabicyclepeoplewho
forhundredsofthousandsofyearshavevedslowlyand
painfullyfroneplacetoanothergo‘‘crazyovertheprospect
ofrollingrapidlyandeasilyoverhillanddalethen
acleverchanickesthefirstautobilenolongerisit
necessarytopedalandpedalandpedalyoujustsitand
letlittledropsofgasolinedotheheneverybody
obileeverybodytalksaboutrolls
royileageandoilexplorers
perateintotheheartsofunknoriesthat
theyyfindneatra
andinthengotosupplyushrubberrubberandoil
beesovaluablethatpeoplefightheirpossession
theobiledandlittlechildrencan
say‘‘
inthefourteenthcentury;theitalianpeoplecrazy
abouttheneiesoftheburiedworldof
rosoontheirenthusiasepeopleof
anuscriptbeca
theexanea
graarbecaaspopularasthefellos
aneanist;thescholaredhis
tiandhisenergiestoastudyof‘‘hookindinstead
ofinghishoursuponfruitlesstheologicalinvestigations;
thatnhgreaterhonourandadeeperrespect
thanonquered
allthecannibalislands
inthedstofthisintellectualupheaval;aneventoccurred
lyfavouredthestudyoftheancientphilosophers
andauthorstheturksheirattacksupon
europenstantinople;nantofthe
originalroneire;heyear1393
theeeror;nuelpaleologue;senteanuelchrysoloras
to
andtoaskforaidthisaidnevercatheron
catholirethanoseethegreekcatholic
entthataedsuchics
buthoightbetothefate
ofthebyzantines;theylyinterestedintheancient
greeksshadfoundedthecityonthebosphorus
tencenturiesafterthetrojanedtolea
greekthattheyghtreadaristotleandhorandplato
theyedtoleaitverybadly;buttheyhadnobooksand
nograarsandnoteachersthegistratesofflorence
heardofthevisitofchrysolorasthepeopleoftheircity
eand
teachtheehefirstprofessorof
greekteachingalpha;beta;gaatohundredsofeageryoung
n;beggingtheirothecityoftheao;livinginstables
andindingyatticsthattheynightleahoodecliheverb
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