“There is no greater sorrow than thinking back upon a happy time in misery--” — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
“...[T]he three greatest works are those of Homer , Dante and Shakespeare . These are closely followed by the works of Virgil… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
“Milton was the gold standard of religious poets for English and American scholars. But Milton wrote of Hell and Heaven from above… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
“your soul has been assailed by cowardice, which often weighs so heavily on a man-- distracting him from honorable trials-- as phantoms… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
“No, never mind, I didn't think so. Mead, Dante's theme is man-not a man.' Lowell said finally with a mild patience that… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
“There are souls beneath that water. Fixed in slime they speak their piece, end it, and start again: 'Sullen were we in… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
“What about the motorcycle parts?" "Those belong to my sort-of boyfriend. He's in Italy right now, visiting his family, and I like… — Kat Richardson Copy Share Image
“Lo giorno se n'andava" - Day was departing..." Dante slows his deliberation as he prepares to enter the infernal realms for the… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
“Through me is the way to the city of woe. Through me is the way to sorrow eternal. Through me is the… — Dante Alighieri Copy Share Image
“Inferno was for learning about the nature of our sins. Purgatorio is for learning how to overcome our tendencies to fall victim… — Rod Dreher Copy Share Image
“Dante is the first Christian poet, the first one whose whole system of thought is colored by a pure Christian theology. But… — Matthew Pearl Copy Share Image
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