The Divine Comedy

..I need to start venting, then!

I remember my attempt to read the Divine Comedy; the volume of notes necessary to explain the contemporary references was almost equal to the work itself.

I concluded that the Divine Comedy was probably lots of fun to write, but modern-day non-Italian readers have little chance of getting the in-jokes.

I've been reading spark notes etc.

pinhedz wrote:I remember my attempt to read the Divine Comedy; the volume of notes necessary to explain the contemporary references was almost equal to the work itself.

I concluded that the Divine Comedy was probably lots of fun to write, but modern-day non-Italian readers have little chance of getting the in-jokes.

I've had to change quite a few names and rearrange a few faces.Too explicit contemporary references could land me with multiple libel suits. Every word I've written is true, though.