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Mar 2021
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5. Buon Anniversario, Dante Alighieri!

Barbara Bassi
About this episode
Mamma Mia. With what courage can I start talking about the man who is considered the father of the Italian language? I've thought about it a lot: should I do it or not? Will I be able to? In the end, I decided to do it because there is no better year or day than this: Dantedì, the day dedicated to Dante Alighieri, is March 25th and this year we celebrate the 700th anniversary of his death. So ... let's get started! Let's start talking about Dante.

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