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The Story of Rimini
''The Story of Rimini'' was a poem composed by Leigh Hunt published in 1816. The work was based on his reading about Paolo and Francesca in hell. Hunt's version gives a sympathetic portrayal of how the two lovers came together after Francesca was married off to Paolo's brother. The work promotes compassion for all of humanity and the style served to contrast against the traditional 18th century poetic conventions. The work received mixed reviews, with most critics praising the language.
==Background==
The first mention of ''The Story of Rimini'' comes in Hunt's 1811 edition of ''The Feast of the Poets'' where he alludes to writing the poem.〔Roe 2005 p. 127〕 In October 1811, Hunt started reading various works to develop a theme for his poem and he fixated on the Paolo and Francesca episode in Canto V of Dante's ''Inferno''. The poem was originally intended to be a satire on England during 1811 but it was edited to focus on nature.〔Roe 2005 pp. 156–157〕 Hunt travelled to Hampstead to work on his poem.〔Roe 2005 p. 166〕 However, his life was soon interrupted in 1812 when he was put on trial for libel. However, the trial was pushed back, and Hunt visited Taunton at the end of the summer. While there, he continued to work on his poem.〔Roe 2005 pp. 168–169〕
By September 1812, Hunt was busy at work on the poem and he remained there until his trial in December. He was sentenced to two years in prison, and he continued to work on the poem during that time.〔Roe 2005 pp. 175, 181, 208〕 In 1813, Lord Byron, the poet, came to visit Hunt and even brought him material on Italy that helped Hunt with his poem.〔Holden 2005 p. 80〕 The poem was almost finished by the time Hunt was released from prison in 1815. To raise money to pay a 500-pound fine, he sold ''The Story of Rimini'', ''The Descent of Liberty'', and ''The Feast of the Poets'' to the publisher Gale, Curtis and Fenner for 450 pounds. However, Hunt did not send them the works, and the firm backed down from the deal in December 1815. In October 1816, Hunt sent portions of the work to Byron for approval, and the work was edited on the basis of his responses.〔Roe 2005 pp. 241–244〕
In November, Byron served as intermediary between Hunt and the publisher John Murray. On 18 December, Hunt asked for 450 to 500 pounds from Murray as an advance, but Murray believed that the work would not bring in such money. Instead, Murray proposed a limited release of the work with split profits with Hunt retaining the copyright. Hunt soon agreed to the terms as he needed the money, and the work was published in February 1816.〔Roe 2005 pp. 245–244〕 In March, the work brought Hunt 45 pounds, and he sought to have Murray buy the rest of the copyright. Murray declined, which caused a rift between Hunt and the publisher.〔Holden 2005 p. 100〕
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