I watched a fascinating RTE programme about Dante’s Divine Comedy last night.
My ignorance faded as I was shown the significance of various Cantos. Dancers and academics helped to illuminate the powerful thrust of Dante’s masterpiece.
Banished from Firenze and grieving for his muse, Beatrice, he embarked upon this work of genius.
Each sin and its punishment in a graphically mapped out Hell leads Dante inexorably towards the Devil.
But is this horror to be accepted as the destiny of all who have sinned? This is one of the questions Dante poses.
Over the centuries artists have been inspired by the Divine Comedy. Gustav Dore, Rodin and Dali have captured the tortured images in various art forms.
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