The American modernist Marianne Moore once wrote that poems are imaginary gardens with real toads in them. This applies nicely to Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” Its garden is the poem’s otherworld—based on ...
When Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago, on , he had just put his final flourishes on the “Divine Comedy,” a monumental poem that would inspire readers for centuries. The “Divine ...
In “The Divine Comedy,” the 14th-century poem by Dante Alighieri that is one of the foundational works of Western literature, the Roman poet Virgil serves as Dante’s guide through Hell and Purgatory ...
When Dante Alighieri died 700 years ago, on Sept. 14, 1321, he had just put his final flourishes on the “Divine Comedy,” a monumental poem that would inspire readers for centuries. The “Divine Comedy” ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Dante's Divine Comedy review: Ian Thomson on the enduring life of a great poem
Dante's Divine Comedy review: Ian Thomson on the enduring life of a great poem
Wall Street Journal: ‘Dante’s Divine Comedy’ Review: Enduring Visions of the Afterlife
NPR: Poet Mary Jo Bang reaches the end of her 20-year journey through Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
What makes a poem more than 700 years old feel relevant today? The poet Mary Jo Bang is uniquely qualified to answer that question because she has spent the last 20 years translating Dante's "Divine ...
Poet Mary Jo Bang reaches the end of her 20-year journey through Dante's 'Divine Comedy'
Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Wednesday, May 6. Pope Francis had high praise this week for Dante's "Divine Comedy." ...