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Dante鈥檚 Inferno: The poetry of Hell

Inferno is the voyage through Hell written by Dante in 14th century Italy. Joining Rajan Datar is Dr Vittorio Montemaggi; Professor Claire Honess, and Professor Sangjin Park.

Inferno is the 14th century epic that tells the story of Dante Alighieri鈥檚 imaginary journey through the underworld. It is the first part of Dante鈥檚 The Divine Comedy, and is widely considered to be one of the world鈥檚 greatest poems. 鈥淎bandon all hope you who enter here鈥 is the famous phrase inscribed on the gates of Dante鈥檚 Inferno, and Hell is divided into nine circles, with cruel and unusual punishments afflicting the sinners, who range from the lustful and cowardly in the upper circles to the malicious at the bottom of Hell. Joining Rajan Datar to explore Dante鈥檚 Inferno is Dr Vittorio Montemaggi, author of Reading Dante鈥檚 Commedia as Theology; Claire Honess, Professor of Italian studies at the University of Leeds, and Sangjin Park, Professor of Italian at Busan University of Foreign studies in South Korea, who will be speaking about the role Inferno played in shaping Korea鈥檚 national identity.

Photo: A visual interpretation of red hell-fire (Getty Images)

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