Suchguidedstepsallowboth novicesandadvancedliteraryscholars togethertoenter the discussionof a text'sultimatemeaning, eachcontributing to the poem's interpretation.
There they strolled the medieval city, guided by discussion leaders Thomas Govero, a teacher of classics at Rome's John Cabot University, and Sean Forester, a painter and poet living in Florence.
With panelists bringing in different flavors and viewpoints based on their experience, beliefs, and values, three principal themes guided a good part of the discussion.