Dante's Divine Comedy

Purgatorio 10 06.05.2020 23:52 ↓

In Purgatory proper, a zig-zagging path leads to a terrace of beautiful images and burdened souls.

Purgatorio 9 03.05.2020 37:29 ↓

Dante falls asleep and dreams. It's erotic, transformative, and leads to the gate and the gatekeeper of Purgatory.

Purgatorio 8 02.05.2020 19:48 ↓

Still in the lovely valley of the rulers, angels and a serpent dramatically appear, though oddly no-one's concerned.

Purgatorio 7 28.04.2020 17:57 ↓

Virgil and Sordello embrace again, before Sordello explains they must find a safe place for the night.

Purgatorio 6 26.04.2020 22:29 ↓

Hassled by agitated souls, Dante asks Virgil if prayers can effect divine laws. A discussion brings a new state of mind.

Purgatorio 5 25.04.2020 23:26 ↓

At first distracted by the indolent, they encounter a new group of agitated souls, though keep their focus.

Purgatorio 4 23.04.2020 25:31 ↓

Virgil and Dante find the narrow path that leads up, and begin the climb. A break brings another group of souls.

Purgatorio 3 21.04.2020 24:59 ↓

Virgil is troubled. They encounter slowly moving souls, and search for an entry onto the mountain.

Purgatorio 2 18.04.2020 20:30 ↓

As the sun rises, an angel speeds towards them, bringing a friend and a tense sense of tremendous things.

Purgatorio 1 15.04.2020 25:41 ↓

Virgil and Dante are in a world of freshness and hope, sunlight and stars, but also strangeness and novelty.

Inferno 34 07.04.2020 30:52 ↓

The last canto of the Inferno sees Dante and Virgil face to face with Lucifer, before a surprising turnaround.

Inferno 33 06.04.2020 19:56 ↓

Dante and Virgil encounter Count Ugolino deeper in Cocytus, as well as the souls of the living dead.

Inferno 32 04.04.2020 28:10 ↓

Seeking heavenly help to find the true words, Dante steps into Cocytus, revealed as a reality of imprisoning, deadening ice.

Inferno 31 02.04.2020 21:01 ↓

Virgil and Dante wander into a grey zone, hear an ominous horn, and encounter the terrible giants.

Inferno 30 31.03.2020 26:41 ↓

Minds and bodies themselves begin to disintegrate in souls driven rabid and feverish by playing god in life.

Inferno 29 28.03.2020 30:21 ↓

Dante and Virgil argue, divided, and then walk to the tenth bolgia. It's infected with the pestilence of denuded nature and humanity.

Inferno 28 26.03.2020 19:28 ↓

The ninth bolgia entombs figures Dante sees as schismatic in life, now rent asunder themselves.

Inferno 27 24.03.2020 14:39 ↓

Still overlooking the eighth bolgia of Maleboge, a new writhing flame approaches. The soul says he trusted a pope.

Inferno 26 21.03.2020 27:39 ↓

The eight bolgia appears almost majestic until Dante understands how its souls are trapped in flames.

Inferno 25 19.03.2020 15:31 ↓

They see even more terrible metamorphoses in the seventh bolgia and realise the serpents are human souls too.

Inferno 24 17.03.2020 17:51 ↓

Virgil helps Dante climb from the sixth bolgia. They come to the seventh, a melee of serpents chasing souls.

Inferno 23 14.03.2020 14:44 ↓

Affection balances fear. Thought counters foolhardiness. They escape to fresh despair in the sixth bolgia.

Inferno 22 12.03.2020 11:37 ↓

Virgil and Dante are escorted by 10 Malebranche demons. Something has gone very wrong.

Inferno 21 10.03.2020 18:16 ↓

They meet the demons of Malebranche. Virgil reckons he can outplay them. Dante does not.

Inferno 20 07.03.2020 21:35 ↓

Dante is perturbed when they encounter the diviners, an art he practices too.