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  • Primacy of Ethics over Metaphysics

    From a consideration of the primacy of ethics in Dante’s The Banquet by Etienne Gilson in Dante the Philosopher (1948): …the Crystaline heaven, or Primum Mobile, ordains by its motion the daily revolution of all the other heavens, a revolution that enables them to receive and transmit… Continue reading

    Primacy of Ethics over Metaphysics

  • Amazing 19th-Century Illustrations of ‘The Divine Comedy’ – Flavorwire

    Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy holds an important place in the pantheon of world literature. Countless artists have been inspired by Dante’s allegorical, visionary work, which describes the Italian poet’s journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven. Perhaps the best-known artist… Continue reading

    Amazing 19th-Century Illustrations of ‘The Divine Comedy’ – Flavorwire

  • Salvador Dali & Dante’s Divine Comedy: 100 woodblocks

    Between 1951 and 1960, Dali created 101 watercolor drawings to interpret the Salvador Dali Divine Comedy, a poem by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). These works have been reproduced using a wood engraving technique. via Salvador Dali Divine Comedy, 100 woodblocks Dante’s… Continue reading