“In Animamundi: Dark Alchemist, the main character is guided through the nine circles of Hell towards the end of the game.” —Wikipedia
Mike Watt, The Secondman’s Middle Stand (2004)
“Punk singer Mike Watt’s third solo album, The Secondman’s Middle Stand (2004), is a concept album that derives its structure from The Divine Comedy.” —Wikipedia
Donald Newman Illustrations of The Inferno (2004)
Donald Newman is an artist who works in oil, watercolor, sculpture, and photography. He created a series of illustrations depicting the 34 cantos of the Inferno, with the above illustrations representing Canto 5 and Canto 19.
You can check out the full series and Newman’s other works on his website.
Kim Addonizio, “Blues for Dante Alighieri”
Kim Addonizio‘s blues poem first appeared in the December 2002 issue of Poetry magazine, and was later included in the collection What is This Thing Called Love (2004):
Listen to Addonizio read and discuss the poem here.
Contributed by Jessica Beasley (Florida State University ’18)
House, M.D., “Damned If You Do” (2004)
In Season 1, Episode 5 of House, M.D., two of the show’s main characters refer to the Inferno while complaining about working a shift in a clinic:
House: We are condemned to useless labor.
Wilson: Fourth circle of Hell. Charting goes a lot faster when you eliminate all classic poetry.
House: Writing down what we already know to be read by nobody. I’m pretty sure Dante would agree that qualifies as useless.
Contributed by Stephanie Hotz, University of Texas at Austin
