Dante Alighieri
A Hell of a City: Danteās Inferno on the Road to Rome – From the dark wood to Rome
When Dante is lost in the dark wood of sin, the soul of the Roman poet Virgil is sent from Heaven to rescue him and guide him on his way to salvation through Hell and Purgatory....
View EventA Hell of a City: Danteās Inferno on the Road to Rome – Paolo and Francesca: Words of Desire (Inferno 5)
Dante and his guide Virgil are in the second circle of Hell, where lust, one of the sins of incontinence, is eternally punished in the 'hellish squall.' Here, the two poets meet...
View EventA Hell of a City: Danteās Inferno on the Road to Rome – Hellās Vineyard (Inferno 13)
Dante and Virgil are in the seventh circle of Hell where violence is punished. In the second section, those who had been violent to themselves have been transformed into trees....
View EventA Hell of a City: Danteās Inferno on the Road to Rome – Infernal Rome (Inferno 18 & 27)
In Inferno 18, Dante and Virgil enter Malebolge (or Evil Pouches) in the eighth circle of Hell where fraud is punished. In the first pouch, the crowd of panderers and seducers...
View EventJourney to Italy ā Viaggio in Italia: Announcing the Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway Rome Book Club
The Notre Dame Rome Global Gateway, in partnership with theĀ Center for Italian StudiesĀ and theĀ Notre Dame Alumni Association, is pleased to announce the launch of the Rome Book...
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