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Title: dante's inferno
Post by: Jiggyhound on May 07, 2004, 04:12:46 pm

anyway, i thought i might purchase the book, and wondered if it was any good. Anyone here read it?

Oh, and while looking for some related stuff, i found this :D
SO, just how evil are you :D

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv

Title: dante's inferno
Post by: phreak on May 07, 2004, 04:19:41 pm

i have the song.  its pretty cool

as for the test, i took it a bit back and got heresy

Title: dante's inferno
Post by: adwight on May 07, 2004, 05:31:12 pm

I've been sent to the Purgatory.

Title: Re: dante's inferno
Post by: ionia23 on May 07, 2004, 06:37:24 pm

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Originally posted by Jiggyhound
anyway, i thought i might purchase the book, and wondered if it was any good. Anyone here read it?

Oh, and while looking for some related stuff, i found this :D
SO, just how evil are you :D

http://www.4degreez.com/misc/dante-inferno-test.mv

I have.  It's a very intense (and sometimes trying) read.  If you can get an edition that includes a concordance it makes it easier to adjust to the read.

I took that test awhile ago, sent to the Lustful.  Go figure.

Title: dante's inferno
Post by: Ghostavo on May 07, 2004, 06:42:28 pm

Been posted before (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,20854.0.html) :rolleyes:

Title: dante's inferno
Post by: Antares on May 07, 2004, 10:09:03 pm

The Inferno is not something you read for fun.  It's filled with very dark, disturbing imagery, and many of Hell's tortures will remain in your memory long after you've finished the story.  And unless you pick up an edition that has footnotes of one kind or another, you'll be completely lost; many of Dante's verses refer to personal matters and political enemies he had, things with no general religious significance.

Title: dante's inferno
Post by: an0n on May 08, 2004, 05:30:00 am

If you're going for strange poetry, get Blake's Urizen.

IIRC the entire thing was inspired by an opium dream.