Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, August 1, 2011
Contributed by Steve Bartus (Bowdoin, ’08)
Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
Timothy McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, August 1, 2011
Contributed by Steve Bartus (Bowdoin, ’08)
“Though I haven’t read Dante’s Inferno in its entirety, I have read enough excerpts over the years to realize that back in 1300, I’m pretty positive that Dante was extremely forward-thinking. In describing his descent into hell, he was obviously creating an allegorical representation of what it’s like to call Comcast customer service with a simple billing question on an innocent enough summer Wednesday in 2011. Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate, the gates of hell read as Dante enters. ‘Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here.'” […] –Sheena Moore, Spend Matters, July 22, 2011
“Dante’s 9 Google+ circles.” –achristoffersen, Redbubble
Contributed by David Israel
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Take, for example, the marketing of Electronic Arts’s blockbuster new video game, Dante’s Inferno. Last year, the company set about trying to educate the public not only about the game but about a 14th-century literary classic and the very nature of human morality. What ensued was one of the most complex campaigns in video-game history, one that got EA burned for fakery and sexism, and then—thanks to a bold change of direction—lauded for intellect and creativity. It’s also a case study in surprising frugality, with a $200,000 guerrilla budget that yielded 47 million impressions of coverage. Today, AdFreak walks you through the nine circles of hell with the man who led the innovative and controversial marketing campaign for Dante’s Inferno. So, put on your asbestos gloves and get ready to descend into damnation, after the jump.” […] –David Griner, AdWeek, February 24, 2010
“Dante Shorts” by BB Dakota, Shopbop
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Coggeshall, Elizabeth, and Arielle Saiber, eds. Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Website. Access date.