Purgatorio – Bring an autograph book

by Lucy

We join Dante and Virgil on their climb up Mount Purgatory, as they are reaching the level of avarice and prodigality, as like in hell, sinners who sin in an opposite way have… Continue reading →

Purgatory is the new black

by Lucy

I’m about halfway through Dante’s journey through Purgatory, and the following things have occurred to me. Firstly, just like in Inferno, Dante keeps meeting people he knows. Are they coming out to greet… Continue reading →

I should have let Don Quixote come up with my username

by Lucy

I’ve just starred Don Quixote, as I was inspired to read it by Nik Kershaw and his song of the same name (or that’s a lie, I didn’t know the song existed until… Continue reading →

I Hope Adam And Eve Had A Nailbrush

by Lucy

There are some parts of Paradise lost that are quite entertaining, mainly the bits involving the devil. Although, Samuel Johnson didn’t think so. He said “Paradise Lost is a book that, once put… Continue reading →

Who fancies a trip to hell? – Yes, of course we can stop for snacks.

by Lucy

At the beginning of Dante’s ‘Inferno’, Dante finds himself in a bleak wood, where he feels lost, alone, and he meets some quite frankly unhelpful animals. And we all know, animals in the… Continue reading →