William Blake's Divine Comedy Illustrations: 102 Full-Color Plates (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by William Blake

Author:William Blake [Blake, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780486133775
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-12-19T06:00:00+00:00

PLATE 37

The punishment of necromancers, including Manto, the daughter of Tiresias, is to have their heads turned from front to back.

[Inferno, Canto 20, lines 4-115]

PLATE 38

Dante and Virgil view a lake of pitch, into which those who exploit their public offices are hurled.

[Inferno, Canto 21, lines 28-38]

PLATE 39

Beneath a bridge made of human fragments, devils torment a corrupt public official.

[Inferno, Canto 21, lines 46-56]

PLATE 40

While Dante listens, Virgil proclaims that he and his companion to the underworld enjoy divine protection.

[Inferno, Canto 21, lines 73-88]

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