Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Part One: The Inferno

Explore the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306.

Part One: The Inferno

1h 54m

Explore the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306.

Previews + Extras

  • Through the Gates of Hell: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Through the Gates of Hell

    S1 E1 - 2m 49s

    Dante with Virgil as his guide begin their descent into Inferno, through the Gates of Hell. We hear one of the lines best known from the Divine Comedy: "Abandon All Hope, You Who Enter Here."

  • Dante Knows: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dante Knows

    S1 E1 - 2m 42s

    Discover Dante's motivation for writing, the power of The Divine Comedy, and the meaning of the character who travels through Inferno to Purgatory to Paradise.

  • Crisis of Exile: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Crisis of Exile

    E1 - 5m 53s

    Explore the despair and anger Dante felt after being unjustly exiled from Florence, and how his exile and the death of Beatrice Portinari motivated his writing — and ultimately the creation of The Divine Comedy.

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    Gluttony

    E1 - 4m 28s

    Dante and Virgil descend to the Third Circle of Hell, where they encounter those condemned for Gluttony. The character Ciacco describes the misery of his condition and explains that greed — or avariciousness — is the sin that corrupts everything.

  • Episode 1 Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Episode 1 Preview

    S1 E1 - 30s

    Explore the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306.

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