The Friday 56 is a weekly meme hosted by Freda's Voice where every Friday you pick a book and turn to page 56 or 56%, and select a sentence or a few, as long as it's not a spoiler. For the full rules, visit the the page HERE
Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading.
Belonging in the company of the works of Homer and Virgil, The Inferno is a moving human drama, a journey through the torment of Hell, an expression of the Middle Ages, and a protest against the ways in which men have thwarted the divine plan.
Beginning: "Midway in our life's journey, I went astray
from the straight road and woke to find myself
alone in a dark wood."
56: "And he to me: "Your own city, so rife
with hatred that the bitter cup flowers over
was mine to in that other, clearer life."
Comments: One of my blogging goals of 2022 is to read The Divine Comedy. I started at the beginning with Inferno, and I liked it. I'm really looking forward to The Purgatorio. What are you reading this week?
Oooh an amazing classic to get into and that opening is just so brilliant! Dante is such a towering figure in European classical literature, and so much of The Divine Comedy is absolutely stunning. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for sharing and I hope you have a lovely weekend :)
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I'm really enjoying The Divine Comedy so far. I've only gotten to Inferno, but I'll read the second one soon since I have the omnibus edition of John Ciardi's translation. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
DeleteThe opening lines are so prophetic.
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DeleteLove that beginning! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great weekend! :)
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DeleteI never read this one but those excerpts sound really interesting.
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DeleteThe beginning sounds really good, hope you enjoy it! https://cindysbookcorner.blogspot.com/2022/03/first-line-friday-41-edgewater-road.html
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DeleteVery alluring snippets!!! Happy weekend!
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DeleteIt's quite the classic. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteI've only read Inferno so far, but I have to agree. Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!
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