Dante's Sense Of Hell Poem by Douglas Scotney
Dante's Sense Of Hell
'Tis told
that who sold books
in Dante's day
also dealt in drugs.
Books paid not enough alone;
The Plague did not till 1340
make drugs a boon.
Book buyers
could have known drugs well.
Did drugs
stoke Dante's sense of hell?
A probing, searching analysis of books and drugs in medieval times. I read Dante's 'Divine Comedy' quite recently, loved it. Drugs are and I'm glad I never tried them.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 7:00:40 AM # 1.0.0.1119
why does MW's comment call this poem a searching analysis? ? ? it is thought-provoking however. two questions: 1 - what sort of drugs? 2 - were there such things as illegal/illicit drugs in the 13th and 14th centuries? ok, more questions: 3 - what is/was Dante's sense of? his mother-in-law? i think i read some of Dante's Inferno. i believe it is too long to hold my interest to the end. maybe when the movie comes out....? bri (: