The poet Dante Aligheri’s “Commedia” — it picked up “Divine” somewhere along the way — may seem an unlikely contender for relevance. Written 800 years ago, it can feel watermarked by the Middle Ages.

Luzzi just published his own translation of a different work by Dante – Vita Nuova. It's a lesser known work, much slimmer and more digestible than The Divine Comedy. It depicts a young Dante ...

It reveals the political drama leading to Dante’s exile from Florence and, eventually, to “The Divine Comedy.” While some lament all the Italian politics in Dante, this film compellingly ...

He wrote about the experience; it’s called the Divine Comedy ... Beatrice reminds Dante that her beautiful body has turned to dust in the grave, as all physical things must.