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The Provinces of Friuli Venezia Giulia Spring/Summer 2005 Dante Alighieri Society, Michigan Chapter Message from the President Ecco il vero volto di Dante: non aveva il naso aquilino Two thousand and four was a successful Firenze, 7 marzo 2005 - Dante Alighieri aveva il naso lungo ma non aquilino. Lo year for our Society. In addition to the rivela il più antico volto del Sommo Poeta finora documentato, di cui è stato com- cultural events, we introduced activities pletato da poco il restauro a Firenze. L'intervento sul più antico ritratto dell'autore with new formats to respond to changing della «Divina Commedia», che non doveva essere un bell'uomo, rivela anche la interests. Let us know how you liked carnagione scura e smentisce l'iconografia che si è andata affermando nei secoli, them as we need your input in planning soprattutto le immagini imposte dal Rinascimento, che lo volevano col naso aqui- successful activities. Please remember lino. È il critico d'arte Arturo Carlo Quintavalle - con un articolo sul «Corriere also that our Society offers many della Sera» - ad anticipare gli esiti di un importante restauro che sarà inaugurato volunteer opportunities in all of our fra breve nel capoluogo toscano. Il restauro affidato a Daniela Dini è stato possi- committees and that by participating you bile grazie all'impegno generoso di un privato, Umberto Montano, in accordo con will get to know other members who le soprintendenze, che ha investito 400 mila euro. L'affresco con l'immagine di share your passion for the Italian lan- Dante, risalente intorno al 1375, si trova nell'antica sede dell'Arte dei Giudici e guage and culture. Notai, in via del Proconsolo, a pochi passi dal Museo del Bargello, dove è conser- Last year was important also because vato un altro ritratto di Dante, attribuito alla scuola di Giotto. Montano aprirà the Italian Parliament passed a new con- presto un ristorante in quella che fu la sala dell'Arte dei Giudici e dei Notai, ma stitutional law. This law, due to go into gli affreschi ora restaurati saranno visibili ugualmente al pubblico e salvaguardati. effect in 2006, will allow all Italian citi- La lunetta che è stata restaurata era composta da quattro figure: insieme al volto e zens residing abroad to vote by mail for parte del corpo di Dante c'è anche l'immagine di Giovanni Boccaccio, mentre local representatives to the Italian Par- sono andate quasi perdute le raffigurazioni di Francesco Petrarca e Zanobi da liament. I urge you to follow this devel- Strada. opment and be prepared to cast your vote. Buon proseguimento! . Tilde Pfaff Impressions of Dante Tell us your feelings of Il Sommo poeta Dante Alighieri and his masterpiece La Divina Commedia. For this issue, we have asked a few of our members to write down their thoughts to get us started (page 2). The editors request your contributions to this new endeavor to make it successful. Send your thoughts and articles to [email protected] by June 20. In this issue Impres- sions of Dante 2 Friuli Venezia Giulia 3- 8 Libri Libri Libri 9 Member News, Education 10-11 Spring/Summer 2005 Page 2 Impressions of Dante Tre cose ci son rimaste del Paradiso: le stelle, i fiori e i bambini. (Dante Alighieri) Dante Alighieri (Firenze 1265 - Ravenna 1321) Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita mi ritrovai per una selva oscura ché la diritta via era smarrita. Inferno, c.I, vv. 1-3. Dante e il famoso incipit della Divina Commedia fanno risuonare in me l'orgoglio, la rabbia, la disperazione e la dignità di accettare ed affrontare il nostro temporaneo passaggio su questa terra. Silvia Giorgini (Ann Arbor) Queste parole sono di un’intensità incredibile e così vive! Ogni volta che le leggo, vago con la fantasia su lidi lontani e riflet- to sui tumulti della vita in genere. La selva oscura per me rappresenta il groviglio di domande a cui non so dar risposta, e la paura della fragilità del presente e del futuro. Giovanna Pallazola (West Bloomfield) Every time I read the opening verses of the Divine Comedy I feel the dismay; the individual experiences when life has lost a sense of direction and purpose. Tilde Pfaff (West Bloomfield) Leggere questi versi mi porta indietro nel tempo, a casa. La mia prima reazione è …un sospiro. Un sospiro di nostalgia e allo stesso tempo di pena, una pena profonda, non per me, ma per i miei figli, che forse non riusciranno mai ad apprezzare quello che io ho studiato per tanti anni, a casa mia, in Italia. Il leggere questi versi fa nascere in me un profondo senso di solitudine, e paradossalmente, di comunione spirituale con il Sommo Poeta. Quale maestria impeccabile nel descrivere quello che sicu- ramente ogni essere umano prova almeno una volta nella propria vita: smarrimento. Smarrimento di fronte a scelte, a diffi- coltà, a necessità, smarrimento di fronte alla vita stessa, o a quella che crediamo essere la vita stessa. Silvia Calzoni Schultz (Birmingham) The harmony of the sound of the Italian words, the symmetry of the composition (i versi, le terzine, le rime), the almost mathematical structure does not explain the beauty of the Divine Comedy. The tone and rhythm of the Italian language of the first thirty verses of the Inferno makes me appreciate the musicality of Dante's poem, but the mystery of what true poetry is and what makes a poet "universal" are the emotions in my soul created by the reading. Aurelia Tranchida (Bloomfield Hills) Spring/Summer 2005 Page 3 Friuli Venezia Giulia Trieste Gorizia Udine Pordenone Friuli, paese, quantunque freddo, lieto di belle montagne, di più fiumi e di chiare fontane… (Il Decamerone) Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) Dante Alighieri Society Michigan Chapter PO Box 2962 Southfield, MI 48037-2962 Board of Directors: Tilde Pfaff (President), Liana Spalla (Vice President), Frank Romano (Recording Sec.), Diana Manzo (Treasurer), Susanna Williams (Corresponding Sec.), Silvia Calzoni Schultz, Emma Edgar, Omar Mainero, Paola Morabito and Jerry Rosenberg. Special Committees: Domenica Petrella and Giovanna Zaccagnini. Friuli Venezia Giulia is situated in the Il Mosaico: Editors, Lia Adelfi and Liana uppermost northeastern part of Italy, Spalla. surrounded by the Adriatic in the Provinces Contributors to this issue: W. Bianchi, S. south, the Alps in the north and Austria Calzoni Schultz, L. Kleine, A. MacSorley, and Yugoslavia to the east. This region TRIESTE P. Paolini, T. Pfaff and A. Tranchida. consists of four provinces: Trieste, Gorizia, Udine and Pordenone. In the The province of Trieste is the smallest past, this land was conquered by the of the four provinces. It is located in a All communications or items of 250 words Romans, Longobards, Venetians and valley and Trieste is a major seaport in for publication should be sent to the PO Austrians. Friuli derived its name from Box or via e-mail to: . the south on the Adriatic Sea. [email protected] “Forum Julii”, founded by Julius .In the inland towns there is a consis- Caesar. In the second century, up to the tency in the presence of the Slovenian Please submit material for the next issue by sixteenth century, the city of Cividale language. The city's geographical isola- June 20, 2005. was the major center of Friuli. tion is reflected in its personality. The next issue will highlight the region of The region, following the organization It is at once lonely, mysterious, allu- Abruzzo. of all the provinces of the Roman ring, conservative, pensive, a little Empire, was named the tenth italic primitive, perennially tired and taciturn. region: “la decima regione italica.” It is full of banks (unlike other Italian As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, gifts A journalist once compared the shape administrative towns), but is lacking in and donations are tax deductible. of this region to a “frying pan”, with any great entrepreneurial spirit. the center being Friuli and the handle is It is a fairly old city and a center of what remains of Venezia-Giulia. science and art, a city that extend a Spring/Summer 2005 Page 4 UDINE Important remains of the Roman friendly welcome to people of all na- tionalities. It is a carefree city with a Udine is the second city of Friuli and period can be found in this area too, love for the finer things in life. What some say that although it has less than especially the Torre di Pordenone. Pordenone belonged to the German- could be more pleasurable than a glass half the population of Trieste, it will landed gentry from the first half of the of wine, a walk around the Carso and a gain the ascendancy sooner or later. 13th century. From 1278 it was under meal in a good restaurant? Just sit back Certainly it's already far more attrac- and watch the frenetic pace of every- the rule of the Hapsburgs who granted tive to visitors, with its galleries, fine day life grind slowly to a halt. Trieste their subjects a number of rights and churches and well-preserved historic is a beautiful and extraordinary city, privileges in order to gain favor with anchored to a past that it cannot forget. buildings around the Piazza Libertà. them. The town was already inhabited In winter it is constantly battered by Udine was one of the frontier bastions before the 10th century, which is at- the Bora - an icy and powerful north- of Imperial Rome, and by the sixth tested to by the necropolis that was easterly wind, which is tolerated as century AD it was far more than a gar- recently brought to light under the Pa- an inevitable feature of life in Trieste.
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