(Photo by Liza Dey of Dante’s Inferno Spookhouse, Coney Island, NY)
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Contributed by Virginia Jewiss (Humanities Program, Yale University)
John Agard and Satoshi Kitamura, “The Young Inferno” (2008)
“A funky and powerful book. Agard takes Dante’s famous poem about a visit to Hell and reworks it to appeal to today’s youngsters, mingling 21st Century street cred with ancient mythology. Kitamura’s stylized black and white illustrations draw the reader effortlessly in.” [. . .] —Amazon
Contributed by Virginia Jewiss (Humanities Program, Yale University)
Virginia Jewiss, “Il Viaggio di Dante: Un’avventura Infernale” (2008)
A children’s book.
Text: Virginia Jewiss
Illustrations: Aline Cantono di Ceva
Idea: Christiana Castenetto
Italian version found on IBS.
An English version is also available: “Dante’s Journey: An Infernal Adventure.”
Beatrice in “A Series of Unfortunate Events”
“Beatrice is the name of a mysterious character in the children’s book series, A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. Beatrice does not appear in the main series, though she is often mentioned by the narrator as a lost love and, according to Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography, is the reason Snicket started writing the Baudelaires’ story. A 2006 spin-off book, The Beatrice Letters, sheds light on her story.
She is thought by many to be named for Beatrice Portinari, the beloved of the poet Dante, who spurned him and then died young. He devoted his Divine Comedy to her, and in it she figures as his muse and personal saviour. She arranges for his journey through the afterlife and guides him through heaven.” (retrieved on Dec 12, 2006)
Contributed by Kate Moon (Bowdoin, ’09)
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