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Podcast: The EI Podcast
Episode: Guittone d’Arezzo, Dante’s forgotten muse
Description: At a time of moral and political crisis, the medieval poet pioneered a daring and emotive vernacular style which inspired generations of Italian literature. Read by Sebastian Brown.Engelsberg Ideas is funded by the Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit.Image: A sketch of Guittone d'Arezzo from the nineteenth century. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.