Book Launch and Celebration of Dante 700, 14 Sept 2021, event recording

For further details about Dante's Divine Comedy: A Guide for the Spiritual Journey - markvernon.com/books/dantes-divine-comedy-book

For further details about the Dante Society of London - dantesocietylondon.com/index.html

2:34 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=154s) Welcome
3:23 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=203s) Dante’s first 700 years
6:08 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=368s) Dante Society of London
9:14 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=554s) Invoking Dante today
10:33 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=633s) Introducing my new book
18:08 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=1088s) Reading in Italian and English from the Inferno, with some thoughts
27:12 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=1632s) Reading in Italian and English from the Purgatorio, with some thoughts
34:44 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=2084s) Reading in Italian and English from the Paradiso, with some thoughts
43:44 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=2624s) QnA - When did Mark first feel the pang of love for Dante?
45:23 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=2723s) QnA - How is Dante regarded in Italy now?
47:40 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=2860s) QnA - Comments by Owen A Barfield on Owen Barfield, Dante and CS Lewis
50:28 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=3028s) QnA - In what ways is Dante a visionary?
54:00 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=3240s) QnA - Can you compare Dante’s Satan with Milton’s?
58:55 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=3535s) QnA - How does Dante inspire artists; how have artists responded?
1:03:13 (youtube.com/watch?v=lgXmkKETnlg&t=3793s) QnA - What does Mark make of the Clive James’ translation?