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
“You’re not really dead until you’re tweeting on Tweeji. Tweeji is the original dead celebrity’s [sic] website. We’ve brought together some of the most intriguing personalities from Twitter so you can follow the latest ‘from beyond,’ all in one place. You can even sign in to your Twitter account right here and reply, re-tweet and follow the dead without leaving Tweeji.” —Tweeji
See Dante’s Tweeji page.
Contributed by Jess Esch
“…Next week he will begin a short North American tour of TuttoDante, a monologue about Dante’s Divine Comedy that mixes literary insights with off-the-cuff political jokes. In Italy, where he has been doing the show regularly for three years, it has drawn more than a million people.” [. . .] –Ben Sisario, The New York Times, May 22, 2009
Contributed by Pamela Montanaro
“For the record, the Italian actor Roberto Benigni does not believe that New Yorkers are going to Hell. ‘I hope they go to Paradise, every one of them,’ he said last Thursday, in the back seat of a taxi, blinking against the swish and roar of traffic. But that might be because he thinks it’s a journey the city’s residents have already made. ‘This is the beginning of Hell,’ he said. ‘The deeper we go, the greater the range of utterances of grief and fury we will hear. Different colors of people. Slang! Obscenity! Curses! Sighs! Keening!’ He paused while a van blasted its air horn. ‘This is really the sound of Hell,’ he said. ‘But we need to pass through the Inferno to reach Paradise.'” [. . .] –Stephan Faris, The New Yorker, June 1, 2009
Contributed by Patrick Molloy
(Bought in a “local foods” store in Decorah, Iowa)
From what I can tell from this fuzzy image, the logo seems to be inspired by Auguste Rodin’s sculpture of a man in thought [Dante, to become the later sculpture “The Thinker”] on the top center of “The Gates of Hell” with his head replaced by a sheep.
“Made with 100% pure sheep milk and aged a minimum of six months, DANTE has a rich, nutty flavor with a firm and somewhat dry texture. DANTE complements pasta, and fruit as well as medium red wines and semi-sweet white wines.” —Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative
Contributed by Ruth Caldwell (Luther College)
Bettino Ricasoli as Count Ugolino attacks Urbano Rattazzi, who ousted him in 1892 from his leading role in the government. This piece was on exhibit at the “150 Years of La Nazione” in Florence, Italy at the Palazzo Medici Riccardi, March 7 – April 30, 2009.
Pdf close-ups of the re-written terzine:
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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.
