WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Satan is reduced to a grotesque; a shrieking bestial distortion, shrunken to a tragic parody of the Trinity; the antithesis of Divine glory.
Satan is reduced to a grotesque; a shrieking bestial distortion, shrunken to a tragic parody of the Trinity; the antithesis of Divine glory.
The monstrous beast, Minos, works to the law of Contrapasso, dictating that for every sin there is an equal and fitting punishment.
These classics are ripe for rediscovery and should not be abandoned purely because of a reluctance to decode archaic text.
Let’s not forget those powerful, sassy, bold, determined females who Dante plays tribute to throughout the poem.
So graphic was Dante's Inferno it whipped Renaissance artists into a frenzy, influencing and transforming their creative depictions of Hell.
The discerning reader should deduce that Florence is Dante’s own little piece of Heaven.
Dante's work remains timeless precisely because human nature never changes. Therefore, the big themes will always present.
Let's consider the sacrilege that Purgatory and Paradise have been largely ignored as poor relations...
Be clear, this is a sophisticated, 14th century intervention with its own steps to recovery.
Did you know that as much as Dante’s Inferno is a tale of torture and suffering, it's also a love story? Neither did I.
Let me take you through the three working titles Beyond The Inferno had before it evolved and became exactly that...