tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post7051476732545565030..comments2023-10-08T06:20:49.328-07:00Comments on Encounters with Medieval Manuscripts, Spring 2015: The Divine ComedyCarrie Beneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16693857186807966259noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5204628968145671962.post-72923317619328847722015-04-16T08:06:02.720-07:002015-04-16T08:06:02.720-07:00Dante’s inferno is certainly an extremely interest...Dante’s inferno is certainly an extremely interesting portrayal of hell, and a very influential one at that. A lot of what Christians and non-Christians alike know as scriptural ideas about hell actually consists of scenes from Dante’s inferno. The point that you bring up about the social ramifications of the portrayal of certain political figures in Hell is also very interesting, and has serious ramifications for the culture of the time period as a whole. It is interesting to imagine something similar being done today by a popular writer. Who would be in Hell? Who would be in purgatory? Who would have made it into heaven? It is easy to forget how similar to us the people from that time period (and it seems like most time periods) but people were just as snarky back then. Divine Comedy indeed!<br />All in all the Divine Comedy represents an excellent piece of literature, and the manuscript reflects that. I like the illustrations on the page and I feel like they adequately represent the text. The borders on the first page promote the idea of the great journey hat Dante is about to undertake.<br />Mason Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248934234198389961noreply@blogger.com