Explore Dante Alighieri’s epic poem, “Divine Comedy,” a 3part narrative that follows Dante’s journey for salvation through Hell.



“Abandon all hope, ye who enter here…” Inscribed above the Gate of Hell, this prophecy sets into motion an epic journey for salvation. Written over 10 years, Dante Alighieri’s threepart narrative poem “Divine Comedy” is both an allegorical imagining of the soul’s journey towards God and a scathing political commentary. Sheila Maria Orfano shares its timeless themes of love, sin and redemption.

Lesson by Sheila Marie Orfano, directed by Tomás PichardoEspaillat.

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