http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/vhl/archives/2005/11/11/forza-in-all-its-forms/ going in with a hunch Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:26:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/vhl/archives/2005/11/11/forza-in-all-its-forms/#comment-1927 Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:02:58 +0000 http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/vhl/archives/2005/11/11/forza-in-all-its-forms/#comment-1927 Although this may be a superfluous comment, I'd like to mention that getting too specific in encoding descriptions could prove somewhat less than useful. I would strongly agree with Roberto that it's wiser to wait on the invention of subdivisions. Indeed, after the entire text is encoded, it will be far easier to take decisions on this question, keeping in mind, however, the purpose that the descriptions would serve in the big picture. It's tempting - but often not ultimately very useful - to describe/encode more than what is necessary. Although this may be a superfluous comment, I’d like to mention that getting too specific in encoding descriptions could prove somewhat less than useful. I would strongly agree with Roberto that it’s wiser to wait on the invention of subdivisions. Indeed, after the entire text is encoded, it will be far easier to take decisions on this question, keeping in mind, however, the purpose that the descriptions would serve in the big picture. It’s tempting - but often not ultimately very useful - to describe/encode more than what is necessary.

]]> http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/vhl/archives/2005/11/11/forza-in-all-its-forms/#comment-1925 Sun, 13 Nov 2005 20:11:14 +0000 http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/vhl/archives/2005/11/11/forza-in-all-its-forms/#comment-1925 I would not combine all these terms into different groupings, at least for the moment. The division into sub-groups could be done according to several different criteria: Dante himself, in the Inferno, distinguishes violence against the others, against oneself (suicide), against one's belongings, against God etc. But if it is not yet clear to you which type of sub-division is the most appropriate for Villani, then it is better to wait. Concerning torture, I read (long ago) the book by George Riley Scott, "A History of Torture", and I remember the author had some kind of classification for different types of torture. Maybe you could take a look at that book, but - I repeat - I think it is still to early to think about a sub-division. I would not combine all these terms into different groupings, at least for the moment. The division into sub-groups could be done according to several different criteria: Dante himself, in the Inferno, distinguishes violence against the others, against oneself (suicide), against one’s belongings, against God etc. But if it is not yet clear to you which type of sub-division is the most appropriate for Villani, then it is better to wait. Concerning torture, I read (long ago) the book by George Riley Scott, “A History of Torture”, and I remember the author had some kind of classification for different types of torture. Maybe you could take a look at that book, but - I repeat - I think it is still to early to think about a sub-division.

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