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Commended unto thee be my Tesoro, in which I still live, and no more I ask.
Brunetto LatiniInferno · Canto XV.119
Circle 7: Violence
Canto 15 of 34 — 44% descent
Among those punished for violence against nature, Dante encounters his beloved teacher Brunetto Latini. Despite the setting, their exchange is tender and respectful. Brunetto prophesies Dante’s exile and persecution. As he departs, running across the burning sand, he asks only that his literary work survive him.
Why This Matters
Brunetto Latini asks that his book, the Tesoro, be remembered. An author’s immortality through literature, spoken from Hell.
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Brunetto Latini
Gustave Doré, 1857 · Public Domain