Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
“An original painting by Felix d’Eon available as a giclee print with a stamp indicating it is an original from the Felix d’Eon studio in Mexico, archival, fine art paper, ink” —Felix d’Eon, Amor Condusse noi ad una Morte, Etsy, (retrieved on February 29, 2024)
“Emily Ratajkowski designs her own. Kim Kardashian has hers custom-made. For pretty much everyone else, shopping for a bathing suit (online, at least) can feel a bit like walking through an endless hall of two-way mirrors: Nothing is as it appears, each of your steps is being watched, and no move brings you any closer to finding a garment that fits.
“There seem to be more options than ever. One Google search for swimwear and you’ll be bombarded with ads on every possible platform for brands like Summersalt, YouSwim, Lively and Andie — upstarts aimed at disrupting the market with wider size ranges and mix-and-match separates. [. . .]” —Bonnie Wertheim, “Shopping for Bathing Suits Online Is Its Own Circle of Hell,” The New York Times, August 5, 2021 (accessed February 12, 2024)
“Midway upon the journey of my life
I found myself within a shoe aisle in Target,
For the toddler’s sparkle unicorn shoes had been lost.
Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say
What was this shoe aisle savage, rough, and smelly,
Which in the very thought renews the fear.
[. . .]
The way resumed my journey away from
The dollar bins and past the toy aisle,
Which never yet a living person left.
And lo! almost where a tantrum began,
My toddler spotted the stuffed animals,
After I hauled ass and made some airplane noises,
Steering the cart away from a stuffed panther with wild abandon,
My toddler’s lower lip ceased to tremble.
[. . .]
Behold the beast, for which I have turned back;
Do thou protect me from the snack aisle, famous Sage,
For she doth make my veins and pulses tremble.”
–Lisa Aldin, “Dante Enters the Tenth Circle of Hell: Shoe Shopping for a Toddler”, McSweeney’s, August 18, 2022
In 2015 Liberia medievale started selling an 8GB Chiavetta USB inspired by Dante Alighieri. The USB displays Dante’s iconic red robe and laurel wreath as seen in the painting by Domenico di Michelino. (Retrieved on October 26, 2023.)
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.
