
Northern Exposure, S05E17: “Una Volta in L’inverno” (1994)
“Ruth-Anne is learning Italian on a tape because she ‘always wanted to read Dante in the original.’ Her friend Shelly asks what is Dante and Ruth-Anne explains that he is an Italian poet and author of the Divine Comedy, ‘one of the great works of literature.” –Helena Helmke
Scene at 4:10
Contributed by Helena Helmke (FSU ’27)
Sighting Citation:
“Northern Exposure, S05E17: “Una Volta in L’inverno” (1994).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. May 29, 2025. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/northern-exposure-s05e17-una-volta-in-linverno-1994/.
Posted May 29, 2025