Dante and Roberto Benigni


Here's Benigni reciting the First canto.  Even if you don't speak Italian, it's worth listening to so that you can get a sense of what Dante's words sounded like:

Canto 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvCCnethxOs&feature=related

Canto 2: Benigni reciting the second canto from Florence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0aqRUFzNwo&feature=related

Here's Benigni reciting the fifth...pay attention to the section when Francesca speaks "di qua, di la ..."
Canto 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfvQS0B5lYo&feature=related