Although “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri has inspired countless artistic creations, particularly of his “Inferno” canto, until recently no one had produced a prominent theater ...

The play, which was co-commissioned by UCLA Live, is based on Dante Alighieri’s poem, “The Divine Comedy,” and will run until Oct. 31 at the Freud Playhouse. By Diep Tran Oct. 28, 2009 11:08 ...

The Florentine poet’s richly detailed vision of a journey through hell and beyond has inspired other writers and artists for centuries.

Bang now gives us Purgatorio, the second part of the trilogy that is the Divine Comedy. As the poem starts, Dante’s alter ego prepares to scale Mount Purgatory—guided, ...

In Episode 2: Purgatorio, on their journey up Mount Purgatory, ... The Divine Comedy is dramatised by Stephen Wyatt, with sound design by Cal Knightley. Directed by Emma Harding and Marc Beeby.

Poet Mary Jo Bang has spent the last two decades translating the three books of Dante's Divine Comedy. Purgatorio is the final installment and continues her style of lively, lyrical translation.

Going to hell is usually a tough break. But the poet Michael Palma doesn't seem to mind. In 2002, he published a translation of Dante's Inferno – the first book in Dante's epic poem The Divine ...