Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
“On Meet the Press this morning they were discussing whether Donald Trump has the temperament fit to be president. Alex Castellano was trying to make a comparison between Clinton and Trump as ‘old testament’ vs. ‘new testament’, and right around 41:30, Brooks disagrees and says it’s more like we’re in Dante’s Inferno in the seventh circle of hell…” –Allen Yu (Bowdoin, ’14)
Meet the Press, July 31, 2016
This image was posted to FunnyJunkSite.com, labeling the Department of Motor Vehicles as the tenth circle of hell.
At McIntosh High School, in Peachtree City, Georgia, “the students in Mrs. Bruschetti’s tenth-grade English class made projects representing their unique perspectives of hell based on their readings of Dante Alighieri’s “Inferno.”
“In their projects, students were required to include a guide to judge what level of hell each sinner should be assigned, a guard for every circle and a minimum of two sinners for each level.”
Here are some examples of their works:
“The Inferno is a customized 56 card black and metallic ink playing card deck printed by USPCC and inspired by Dante Alighieri’s literary classic The Divine Comedy.
“Three months in the making, each of the Jacks, Queens, and Kings represents a major figure from The Inferno.
“Each completely original character was designed as a modern interpretation that is true to the text and framed after the most famous ‘Inferno’ Illustrations created by renowned artist Gustave Dore in the 19th Century. Staying true to that vision, we have created images utilizing he original Dore plates for our backgrounds.” —Bicycle Inferno Kickstarter
View images of some of the cards here.
Contributed by Iris McComb (Bowdoin College ’14)
The entrance to an old prohibition tunnel, in Artist and Craftsman Supply, 555 Pacific Ave, San Francisco.
Contributed by Kavi Montanaro
All submissions will be considered for posting. Bibliographic references and scholarly essays are also welcome for consideration.
Coggeshall, Elizabeth, and Arielle Saiber, eds. Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Website. Access date.
