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Who was Farinara?
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g***@ilema.net
2005-05-21 21:41:39 UTC
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"Oh to get one's teeth again into a Farinara, a Henry VIII, or even a
Hitler!" -- Screwtape Proposes a Toast.

But I don't know... who was that Farinara? A friend from the Borgias'
era? (Maybe it's a typo in the name?)
Hi Ho Silver
2005-05-21 23:06:36 UTC
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I think you are referring to _Farinata_ as depicted in Dante's Inferno...


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Post by g***@ilema.net
"Oh to get one's teeth again into a Farinara, a Henry VIII, or even a
Hitler!" -- Screwtape Proposes a Toast.
But I don't know... who was that Farinara? A friend from the Borgias'
era? (Maybe it's a typo in the name?)
g***@ilema.net
2005-05-22 10:15:51 UTC
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Post by Hi Ho Silver
I think you are referring to _Farinata_ as depicted in Dante's
Inferno...

Thank you -- he is the one. I also tried "Famara" with google, but I
didn't guess it was the "r" was a "t".
Post by Hi Ho Silver
Post by g***@ilema.net
"Oh to get one's teeth again into a Farinara, a Henry VIII, or even a
Hitler!" -- Screwtape Proposes a Toast.
But I don't know... who was that Farinara? A friend from the
Borgias'
Post by Hi Ho Silver
Post by g***@ilema.net
era? (Maybe it's a typo in the name?)
Christopher J. Henrich
2005-05-21 23:10:39 UTC
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Post by g***@ilema.net
"Oh to get one's teeth again into a Farinara, a Henry VIII, or even a
Hitler!" -- Screwtape Proposes a Toast.
But I don't know... who was that Farinara? A friend from the Borgias'
era? (Maybe it's a typo in the name?)
I think he is a character whom Dante meets on his tour of Hell. I'd
say more, but my copies of Dante are packed up at the moment.
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g***@ilema.net
2005-05-22 10:21:12 UTC
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Post by Christopher J. Henrich
I think he is a character whom Dante meets on his tour of Hell.
I'd say more, but my copies of Dante are packed up at the
moment.
Yes, thank you, that is him. For other people who (like me) are
ignorant of Dante, I got this piece from google:

"Farinata: A Ghibelline political leader from Dante's era who resides
among the Heretics in the Sixth Circle of Hell. Farinata is doomed to
continue his intense obsession with Florentine politics, which he is
now helpless to affect."

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