#canto 34

[academic-vampire]

What’s your favourite canto from Dante’s inferno?

Such a great question. My favorite is probably the last canto (canto 34). Particularly, it is the last line that made me fall in love with this canto. The line reading:

"E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle.”

Or, translated:

"And then we emerged to see the stars again.”

Even still, there are so many amazing cantos in Inferno, so it’s hard to choose. How about yourself? I want to hear everyone’s favorites :)

[nervousyoungmarxist]

can we please talk about the parallels here I AM ITCHING

[meisterdrucke]

Dante's Lucifer isn't surrounded by fire. He's trapped in ice. In Gustave Doré's illustration of *Inferno* Canto 34, Lucifer sits frozen in the ninth circle of Hell. His huge bat-like wings keep beating, creating the icy wind that keeps him imprisoned. The source of his punishment is also what traps him. Look at the upper right corner: the tiny figures of Dante and Virgil make Lucifer seem both enormous and completely powerless. Quelle: meisterdrucke.com

[whyaminotasleepyet]

Save my man Brutus he doesnt deserve this

[whyaminotasleepyet]

Why are they climbing lucifer like a tree

[arjak-mistwalker]

[bitchyosnarky]

Dante climbing over Satan's gigantic naked body while musing about how hot Satan must have been as an angel is a whole mood

[randgugotur-6]

“Canto 34” - 5fdp

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