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''The Divine Comedy'' was most famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose very literal interpretations of the punishments sinners suffer in Hell are truly horrifying. | ''The Divine Comedy'' was most famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose very literal interpretations of the punishments sinners suffer in Hell are truly horrifying. | ||
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Dante's work is most notably critisized as "an eclectitc mix of religions", as in illustrating various sins in his book Dante employs punishments and commandments from many religions, including judaism, christianity, and scientology, instead of focusing on Hell as defined by any one religion. | Dante's work is most notably critisized as "an eclectitc mix of religions", as in illustrating various sins in his book Dante employs punishments and commandments from many religions, including judaism, christianity, and scientology, instead of focusing on Hell as defined by any one religion. | ||
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| + | A 2002 best-selling mystery novel by Matthew Pearl, ''The Dante Club,'' is a piece of historical fiction set in [[Boston]] in 1865. It is based partly on real events; the [[Dante Club]] was real, the mystery story is not. At the time, not many people in the [[United States]] knew [[Italian]] or Dante's work. A group of writers formed a club to translate Dante's work and promote his importance. Three of them were [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]], [[Oliver Wendell Holmes]], and [[James Russell Lowell]]. Like Dante's work itself, it has frightening and gruesome scenes, but is rich in historical background. | ||
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The first book of Dante's trilogy, The Divine Comedy, about his imagined trip to Hell. It is very frightening. According to Dante, the inscription at the entrance to Hell reads "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
The Divine Comedy was most famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose very literal interpretations of the punishments sinners suffer in Hell are truly horrifying.
Dante's work is most notably critisized as "an eclectitc mix of religions", as in illustrating various sins in his book Dante employs punishments and commandments from many religions, including judaism, christianity, and scientology, instead of focusing on Hell as defined by any one religion.
== In Popular Culture ==
A 2002 best-selling mystery novel by Matthew Pearl, The Dante Club, is a piece of historical fiction set in Boston in 1865. It is based partly on real events; the Dante Club was real, the mystery story is not. At the time, not many people in the United States knew Italian or Dante's work. A group of writers formed a club to translate Dante's work and promote his importance. Three of them were Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and James Russell Lowell. Like Dante's work itself, it has frightening and gruesome scenes, but is rich in historical background.