Dartmouth Dante Project

Free Dante: Open-Access Resources Every Serious Reader Should Bookmark

· July 15, 2026
Free Dante: Open-Access Resources Every Serious Reader Should Bookmark

You don’t need a university library card to study Dante seriously. The resources available for free online are extraordinary—and they’re only getting better. I spent years assuming rigorous Dante scholarship required expensive institutional access. Then I discovered how much is genuinely available to anyone with an internet connection. What follows is the resource guide I … Read more

Dante’s Own Sons Wrote Commentaries on the Commedia And You Can Read Them for Free

· July 10, 2026
Dantes Own Sons Wrote Commentaries on the Commedia And You Can Read Them for Free

Imagine your father writes the greatest poem in your language. Now imagine sitting down to explain it to the world. That’s exactly what Pietro and Jacopo Alighieri did—and their commentaries are fully public domain. Dante died in 1321. Within a year, his sons were already interpreting the Divine Comedy. Their readers struggled with Dante’s medieval … Read more