George Cochrane’s illustration and lettering of Inferno (2018)
Unlikely Pairing Turns to Intense Affinity at Carnegie
[…] “And in a stunning contrast, Wolf’s ultra-melodious treatments of somewhat static reflections by Michelangelo gave way immediately to Shostakovich’s more angular renderings of that Renaissance genius’s more politically charged defense of Dante, and his praise of sleep, oblivion and death in the face of vice and criminality. These songs carry the listener almost to the realm of, say, Mussorgsky’s “Songs and Dances of Death,” which Shostakovich orchestrated.” […] –James R. Oestreich, The New York Times, February 7, 2018
Her Infernal Descent (2017)
“Her Infernal Descent is written by the team of Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler, of Black Mask Studio’s The Dregs and the incoming writing team on Marvel’s Cable, and illustrated by Roche Limit artist Kyle Charles. Scheduled to debut in April, it’s a five-part story that partly reimagines Dante’s Inferno, except this time starring a middle-aged mom who ‘descends the nine circles of hell to retrieve her forsaken family.’ ” –Albert Chiang, CBR. January 18, 2018
A Beginner’s Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy, by Jason M. Baxter (2018)
“This accessible introduction to Dante, which also serves as a primer to the Divine Comedy, helps readers better appreciate and understand Dante’s spiritual masterpiece. Jason Baxter, an expert on Dante, covers all the basic themes of the Divine Comedy, such as sin, redemption, virtue, and vice. The book contains a general introduction to Dante and a specific introduction to each canticle (Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso), making it especially well suited for classroom and homeschool use.” —Baker Publishing Group
Contributed by Louis McBride, Baker Academic
