Do what makes you happiest! A good rule of thumb is checking the footnotes when you find yourself feeling curious.
You’re never going to understand every reference or cultural meaning. I’d argue even scholars can’t do that. So your happiness and what fulfills you is most important. Learning is good, but so is becoming immersed in the story
Haunted_Willow t1_j9c60iv wrote
Reply to Help with footnotes (Dante's Divine Comedy) by jordanboy1001
Do what makes you happiest! A good rule of thumb is checking the footnotes when you find yourself feeling curious.
You’re never going to understand every reference or cultural meaning. I’d argue even scholars can’t do that. So your happiness and what fulfills you is most important. Learning is good, but so is becoming immersed in the story