He listens well who takes notes. — Dante Alighieri · Skopia

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He listens well who takes notes.

In the original Italian

Bene ascolta chi la nota.

Dante Alighieri

Inferno · 1321

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Topic

Paying attention

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Narrative poem Epic poem Religious literature

Medium

Time

1321 Middle Ages

Person

Dante Alighieri

Provenance

Current citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno." The Divine Comedy, edited by David H. Higgins, translated by C. H. Sisson. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Original citation

Alighieri, Dante. "Inferno [Hell]." La Comedia di Dante Alleghieri [The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri]. Foligno: Johann Numeister and Evangelista Angelini da Trevi, 1472.

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