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Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

From the Introduction to a New Translation of the Heavenly Portion of "The Divine Comedy"

By Mary Jo Bang | July 9, 2025

Interdisciplinary Magic: What the Humanities Can Reveal About Scientific Pursuits

Interdisciplinary Magic: What the Humanities Can Reveal About Scientific Pursuits

Robert P. Baird on His Transformative Academic and Literary Journey From Engineer to Writer

By Robert P. Baird | June 16, 2025

All the literary adaptations at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

All the literary adaptations at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

By Brittany Allen | February 3, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rosa Alcalá Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Rosa Alcalá Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Dante, Myriam Moscona, Tilsa Otta, and Others

By Diana Arterian | December 20, 2024

Divine Comedy">A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s <emDivine Comedy">

Divine Comedy">A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

Michael Palma on the Contemporary Relevance of Italian Literature’s Founding Masterpiece

By Michael Palma | December 2, 2024

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri (trans. Michael Palma)

By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 2, 2024

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How Anxiety Evolved Through the Middle Ages and Early Modern Europe

How Anxiety Evolved Through the Middle Ages and Early Modern Europe

“To many in the Western world, the fact that the mind was free but separate from the heavenly soul was unbearable.”

By Tracy Dennis-Tiwary | May 18, 2022

A new digital humanities project celebrates Dante’s impact on art around the world.

A new digital humanities project celebrates Dante’s impact on art around the world.

By Walker Caplan | July 15, 2021

A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

A nun just unearthed a previously unknown Dante manuscript.

By Walker Caplan | July 8, 2021

What the fresh hell? Magnum is releasing a Dante-themed ice cream bar.

What the fresh hell? Magnum is releasing a Dante-themed ice cream bar.

By Walker Caplan | April 26, 2021

40 of the Best Villains in Literature

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