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 Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 5:43 pm
WHen you hear the Divine Comedy most think of right of hand Dante's infero but that is only the first book and though it may be very well written purgitorio and parridisso were excellent in there own right classics that are the back bone of modern religion at least the theories in which what they look like they are books that many people of the world who enjoy dark thngs, a hidden love story and a true quest through the afterlife would enjoy
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:40 pm
I've been wanting to look for that book for some time 3nodding
But, I'm usually too lazy to head to the bookstore if I'm already reading something D:
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-Resurrected Writer- Crew
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 10:49 am
I've read them and I wasn't a great fan, a more interesting depiction of hell (albeit based on the Divine Comedy) is the one presented in Neil Gaimans Sandman series, at least in my opinion.
I don't know, something about the books in question, maybe its all the hype, the whole "you gotta read this." factor of them, but I felt let down and ultimately disappointed, whilst there is no denying there literary, theological and sociological impacts, there have been better works on the subject and more definitive works written since, but all live with in the shadow of the beast that is the Divine Comedy.
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 2:13 pm
Well, as a fan of the epic genre, I was predisposed to like it; but even if I wasn't, I can't see myself able to dislike it.
Even if you don't enjoy reading it that much, it's still a good book to have read simply for the sheer amount of references to it in other literature/art/culture.
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