spoken by Italian cabdrivers and butchers and government administrators even today. The
last line of the Divine Comedy, in which Dante is faced with the vision of God Himself, is a
sentiment that is still easily understandable by anyone familiar with so-called modern Italian.
Dante writes that God is not merely a blinding vision of glorious light, but that He is, most of
all, l’amor che move il sole e l’altre stelle...
“The love that moves the sun and the other stars.”
So it’s really no wonder that I want so desperately to learn this language.
Eat, Pray, Love
dana p.
(Dana P.)
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