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of Dante Alighieri
The first cantica of the Divine Comedy, translated into English triple rhyme by Laurence Binyon
A reading in six parts
Part 5 (Cantos 23-28) — Dante and Virgil continue their way through the Eighth Circle of the fraudulent: The sixth chasm of the hypocrites; the seventh chasm of the thieves; the prophecy of Vanni Fucci; the eighth chasm of the evil counsellors; Ulysses speaks of his last voyage; the story of Guido da Montefeltro; the ninth chasm of the sowers of discord.
(Continued in next column)
Produced by Peter Duval Smith

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Binyon
Produced By:
Peter Duval Smith
Dante:
Marlus Goring
Vlrgil:
Esmé Percy
Catalano:
Heron Carvic
Loderingo:
Peter Howell
Vanni Fucci:
Francis de Wolff
The spirit of a thief:
Derek Birch
Ulysses:
Valentine Dyall
Guido da Montefeltro:
Norman Shelley
Mahomet:
Andrew Cruickshank
Pier da Medicina:
Felix Felton
Mosca dei Lambertl:
John Richmond
Bertran de Born:
Godfrey Kenton

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