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DANTE:<br />
INF C17 133-135 / DANTE INF C17 133-135 / KLINE<br />
così ne puose al fondo Gerïone at the base, close to the foot<br />
al piè al piè de la stagliata rocca, of the fractured rock,<br />
e, discarcate le nostre persone, and relieved of our weight,<br />
INF C17 136 / DANTE<br />
si dileguò come da corda cocca. shot off, like an arrow from the bow.<br />
CANTO 18<br />
THE 8 TH CIRCLE: DANTE’S LECTURE<br />
DANTE ADDRESSES THE AUDIENCE. HE SPEAKS SOMETIMES IN ENGLISH, SOMETIMES IN ITALIAN. THIS<br />
MAY DEPEND ON WHAT PART OF THE AUDIENCE HE IS ADDRESSING.<br />
DANTE: & DANTE:<br />
INF C18 1-3 / DANTE INF C18 1-3 / KLINE<br />
Luogo è in inferno detto Malebolge, There is a place in Hell called Malebolge,<br />
tutto di pietra di color ferrigno, all of stone, and coloured like iron,<br />
come la cerchia che dintorno il volge. as is the cliff that surrounds it.<br />
DANTE OPENS HIS BOOK AND UNFOLDS A SKETCH. HE BEGINS POINTING OUT FEATURES ON IT & MOVES<br />
ALONG THE STAGE FRONT, A CONSCIENTIOUS LECTURER, MAKING SURE THAT THE WHOLE CLASS<br />
UNDERSTANDS. HE MAY HAND THE MAP TO SOMEONE IN THE AUDIENCE FOR A CLOSER LOOK.<br />
DANTE: & DANTE:<br />
INF C18 4-6 / DANTE INF C18 4-6 / KLINE<br />
Nel dritto mezzo del campo maligno Right in the centre of the malignant space,<br />
vaneggia un pozzo assai largo e profondo, a well yawns, very wide and deep,<br />
di cui suo loco dicerò l'ordigno. whose structure I will speak of in due place.<br />
INF C18 7-9 / DANTE<br />
Quel cinghio che rimane adunque è tondo The margin that remains, between the base<br />
tra 'l pozzo e 'l piè de l'alta ripa dura, of the high rocky bank and the well, is circular,<br />
e ha distinto in dieci valli il fondo. and its floor is divided into ten moats.<br />
INF C18 10-12 / DANTE<br />
Quale, dove per guardia de le mura Like the form the ground reveals, where<br />
più e più fossi cingon li castelli, successive ditches circle a castle, to defend<br />
la parte dove son rende figura, the walls, such was the layout displayed here.<br />
INF C18 13-15 / DANTE<br />
tale imagine quivi facean quelli; And as there are bridges to the outer banks<br />
e come a tai fortezze da' lor sogli from the thresholds of the fortress, so,<br />
a la ripa di fuor son ponticelli, from the base of the cliff, causeways ran,<br />
INF C18 16-18 / DANTE<br />
così da imo de la roccia scogli crossing the successive banks and ditches,<br />
movien che ricidien li argini e ' fossi down to the well<br />
infino al pozzo che i tronca e raccogli. that terminates and links them.<br />
DANTE POINTS OUT THE LAST LAND FEATURE ON HIS SKETCH...<br />
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