Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
One of several Dante-related panels from Italian cartoonist Leo Ortolani’s comic strip following the adventures of Rat-Man. Contributor Chiara Montera calls Rat-Man “a ridiculous parody of a Marvel super hero.” For more, see the Facebook page Le Migliori Frasi di Rat-Man.
Contributed by Chiara Montera (University of Pittsburgh, 2017)
Contributed by Emily Hochman (Bowdoin, ’15)
R. E. Parrish, October 7, 2014
Contributed by Bryce Livingston
Nel Mezzo: A Little Trip through Dante’s Inferno
Contributed by Bryce Livingston
In the 10th episode of Marvel’s “Jessica Jones”, the supervillain Kilgrave (The Purple Man) holds a young woman named Hope hostage and quotes, “Abandon Hope, all ye who enter here. That’s the words written on the doorway to Hell.”
Contributed by Stephanie Hotz, University of Texas – Austin
