Isonto laseSanta Margarita dei Cerchi: Indaba kaDante noBeatrice!
Kuthiwa kuleli bandla lasendulo imbongi uDante yashada yahlangana nothando lwempilo yayo. Leli sonto elincane lingahle lingabi likhulu njengamanye amagugu okwakha eFlorence, kepha ukungabi bukhulu kwalo nobukhazikhazi balo kwenza umlando walo. Ngokweminye imibiko, kwakungaphakathi kwezindonga zayo lapho imbongi edumile uDante yahlangana khona nonkosikazi wayo nothando lwempilo yakhe. Ngalesi sizathu isonto lathola igama elingekho emthethweni elithi "ISonto likaDante".
Babakhe iSonto laseSanta Margarita de Cerci ngeNkathi Ephakathi futhi lisemhosheni omncane oseduze kwendlu okwakucatshangwa ukuthi kwakuhlala kuyo uDante Alighieri. Kusukela ebuntwaneni, umndeni kaDante ubulokhu uhambela umhlangano eSanta Margarita de Cerci, njengeminye imindeni eminingi ecebile e-Italy. Ngokusho kwenganekwane, ngentando yesiphetho, ukwethembeka kwabo kutholile. Abanye bakholelwa ukuthi kwakukulesi sonto lapho uDante oneminyaka eyisishiyagalolunye ubudala ahlangana khona noBeatrice Portinari.
Uneminyaka eyisishiyagalombili ubudala, umnyuziyamu wakhe nowesifazane omgqugquzele ukuthi abhale iThe Divine Comedy. Umfana wathandana lapho eqala ukumbona. Kepha eminyakeni emithathu nje ngemuva kokuthandana noBeatrice, eneminyaka eyi-12, uDante wathenjiswa uGemma Di Manetto Donati, indodakazi yomunye umndeni ocebile futhi onethonya edolobheni. Cishe ngo-1285, eneminyaka engama-20, wamshada, njengoba abanye bekholelwa, wayephakathi kwezindonga zaleli sonto. Amalungu amaningi omndeni wakwaDonati noPortina angcwatshwe ngaphakathi kwezindonga zesonto elidala.
Ithuna likaBeatrice likhona ngaphakathi kwezindonga zalo futhi izivakashi zingayihlonipha inkumbulo yakhe. Inganekwane ithi ukuze uBeatrice athuthukise impilo yakho, kufanele umshiyele incwadi kudoti. Ngiyethemba ukuthi lo mbhalo ube ukuthanda kwakho nokuthi ucebise isizinda sakho samasiko. Siyabonga ngokufunda