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wretched_divine 's review for:
Inferno
by Dante Alighieri
I am definitely not smart enough to have read this, but that is okay, I think it was good for me. The commentary proved very useful and I also came across a paperback of the SparkNotes for this at a library fundraiser book sale and that was also super helpful. So, while reading this did prove to be a bit of a task I did enjoy it. It was interesting, and actually quite funny.
A quote from Robin Kirkpatrick's commentary that really stuck with me was;
“Where traditionally, Hell is pictured as chaos, violence and ugliness, Dante sees a vision of terrifying order expressing the underlying structure of a world that God has created but sinners have refused to contemplate."
“Where traditionally, Hell is pictured as chaos, violence and ugliness, Dante sees a vision of terrifying order expressing the underlying structure of a world that God has created but sinners have refused to contemplate."
What a terrifyingly beautiful way to think of Hell. That your punishment is so purposeful and thought out. I also really like the idea that the deepest pits of Hell are freezing cold. To be so far from God's warmth that your tears freeze on your face before they can even fall. Beautiful.