Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
“Think things are grim for Wall Streeters in the here and now? Envision the scene in hell, where the Devil is talking bonus cuts, the Pit of Remorse is packed with frustrated financiers, and trophy wives are weeping over the eternal torment of their broke husbands’ company. Related: A gallery of Edward Sorel’s rogues.” –Edward Sorel and Richard Lingeman, Vanity Fair, June 2009
Contributed by Patrick Molloy
“This is a Dante-like vision of hell. It’s a mountain of festering refuse, a half-hour hike across, emitting clouds of smoke from subterranean fires.” [in reference to a large garbage dump in Phnom Penh, Cambodia] [. . .] –Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times, January 14, 2008
Found at Penny Arcade.
Contributed by Charlie Russell-Schlesinger (Bowdoin, ’08)
Found at The New Yorker.
Contributed by Aisha Woodward (Bowdoin, ’08)
“In one sense, things have improved in recent years. Once a scene from Dante’s hell–the few outsiders who visited sometimes described thousands upon thousands of half-naked men, women and children clawing into the rock in search of jade–the mining is now a largely mechanical process executed by industrial backhoes and dump trucks. A few mines still employ human diggers, and earlier this year one such site collapsed, killing 20.” [. . .] —Daniel Pepper, The New York Times, October 4, 2008
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.
