Inspired by the essay Dante o della memoria appassionata
of Italian literature historian Lina Bolzoni
A NEW READING OF THE POEM
The Divine Comedy hides a fascinating secret: is a mnemonic work written with the precise aim of populate the mind of the reader of images that represent the horrors and wonders that our soul is able to generate.
MNEMONIC STRATEGIES HIDDEN BETWEEN VERSES
Hell, Purgatory and Paradise are not abstract places, but accurate maps, complex architectures where specific allegories are installed in well-studied points,such as works inside a museum able to remind us of the importance of a righteous life devoted to virtues.
The union between the musicality of the verses and a wise use of memorial art made the Divine Comedy an unforgettable work of unrivaled ingenuity.
A BETTER MEMORY
THANKS TO THE COMMEDIA
In this particular conference show, between declamations of the Poem and a particular one memory performance, the spectators will learn different mnemonic strategies suitable for everyday life, observing the Divine Comedy from a completely unexpected point of view, a harbinger of amazement and wonder.
Open your mind to what I reveal to you
and stop it within; doesn't do science
without retaining it, having understood.
Paradise, Canto V, vv. 40-42
