L ' I N F E R N O

DANTE:
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così ne puose al fondo Gerïone at the base, close to the foot
al piè al piè de la stagliata rocca, of the fractured rock,
e, discarcate le nostre persone, and relieved of our weight,
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si dileguò come da corda cocca. shot off, like an arrow from the bow.
CANTO 18
THE 8 TH CIRCLE: DANTE’S LECTURE
DANTE ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE. HE SPEAKS SOMETIMES IN ENGLISH, SOMETIMES IN ITALIAN. THIS
MAY DEPEND ON WHAT PART OF THE AUDIENCE HE IS ADDRESSING.
DANTE: & DANTE:
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Luogo è in inferno detto Malebolge, There is a place in Hell called Malebolge,
tutto di pietra di color ferrigno, all of stone, and coloured like iron,
come la cerchia che dintorno il volge. as is the cliff that surrounds it.
DANTE OPENS HIS BOOK AND UNFOLDS A SKETCH. HE BEGINS POINTING OUT FEATURES ON IT & MOVES
ALONG THE STAGE FRONT, A CONSCIENTIOUS LECTURER, MAKING SURE THAT THE WHOLE CLASS
UNDERSTANDS. HE MAY HAND THE MAP TO SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR A CLOSER LOOK.
DANTE: & DANTE:
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Nel dritto mezzo del campo maligno Right in the centre of the malignant space,
vaneggia un pozzo assai largo e profondo, a well yawns, very wide and deep,
di cui suo loco dicerò l'ordigno. whose structure I will speak of in due place.
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Quel cinghio che rimane adunque è tondo The margin that remains, between the base
tra 'l pozzo e 'l piè de l'alta ripa dura, of the high rocky bank and the well, is circular,
e ha distinto in dieci valli il fondo. and its floor is divided into ten moats.
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Quale, dove per guardia de le mura Like the form the ground reveals, where
più e più fossi cingon li castelli, successive ditches circle a castle, to defend
la parte dove son rende figura, the walls, such was the layout displayed here.
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tale imagine quivi facean quelli; And as there are bridges to the outer banks
e come a tai fortezze da' lor sogli from the thresholds of the fortress, so,
a la ripa di fuor son ponticelli, from the base of the cliff, causeways ran,
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così da imo de la roccia scogli crossing the successive banks and ditches,
movien che ricidien li argini e ' fossi down to the well
infino al pozzo che i tronca e raccogli. that terminates and links them.
DANTE POINTS OUT THE LAST LAND FEATURE ON HIS SKETCH...
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