Articles related to "Dante"

Life and works of Dante Alighieri, whose story-poem Divina Commedia brought alive his imaginary worlds of Inferno, Purgatory and Heaven, and reunion with Beatrice.

In order to understand Dante's masterpiece, we need to understand the context in which it was written, amongst the tumultuous politics of 14th century Florence.

Cult filmmaker Joe Dante described his career from its beginnings under the tutelage of B-movie king Roger Corman, to making hits like Gremlins and The Burbs.

Capcom's Devil May Cry has been an outstanding action game series. This retrospective takes a look at the games in the series, a give brief reviews of each.

A brief biography of Dante, author of the Divine Comedy and best-known writer of the High Middle Ages.

Lizzie Siddal was a lower-class London girl who never expected to be famous. But when she began modeling for the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, her life changed forever.

For many years now the Comedy of Dante Alighieri has served as the ultimate literary example of the devoted servant of God. But it champions the mortal mind too.

Dante´s "Inferno" (Penguin Classics, 1984, ISBN: 0140444416) has survived more than 700 years, and has become a classic.

Rossetti was one of the founders of The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artistic movement. Both painter and poet, his images and words created an ethereally sensuous world.

Rossetti portrays time paradoxically as that which lends peacefulness and elevation, but also as that which is simultaneously haunting in its inevitable passing.

The Re-education of Women by Dante Moore is a masochistic, sexist piece of work. If it were 1950, perhaps it would be understandable for this book to be published.

In the Commedia, the character of Manfred has served Dante well as a protagonist to denounce papal expansionism and assert the supremacy of grace over clerical censure.

Review of Dante Carfagna's sublime debut album

Alfred, Lord Tennyson conflated Homer's character with that of Dante's to speak to his own difficulty of facing life after the death of his dear friend, Arthur Hallam.

Volume 1 of Cine-Manga adaptation sells over half-a-million copies.

As the Big East Tournament gets started it's worth a look at the top four seeds while serving up some predictions.

The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England began with Dante Rosetti, Holman Hunt and John Millais, who advocated a 'Truth to Nature' approach to art.

For the non-native speaker, reading untranslated and parallel texts is a great way to further develop language skills and get to know Italy's expansive literary heritage

An eclectic bunch of cult film directors combine their talents for Trapped Ashes, a portmanteau Horror movie based around a notorious house of horrors.

Elizabeth Kostova's international bestseller the Historian isn't the only historically based mystery novel out there. Here is a small list of authors to go to next.

Chase, a psychic counselor promises to "Slay" her callers' "Personal Demons." The only problems is, the personal demons have taken this as a threat.

Dante Carfagna takes us on a trip through the short-lived Black Rock scene of the late 60's

Richard Maurice Bucke's claim that man is evolving from simple consciousness to cosmic consciousness is becoming evident in the current theories regarding 2012.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3 Volume 3 is chock full of magic, mystery and g-rated Kung Fu action. Highly recommended.

Avatar: The Last Airbender Book 3 Volume 4 is a great way to wrap up a brilliant series. 9/10.

This year's Edinburgh Film Festival boasts an impressive line-up with new films by Steven Soderbergh, Sam Mendes, Kathryn Bigelow and Dario Argento on show.

It has been said that Sayn-Wittgenstein was the most influential woman in Franz Liszt's life.

The speaker in Robert Frost's American sonnet reveals his rebellious nature, proclaiming his individual prerogative to venture into the city at night.

Biography and works of French novelist and playwright Honore de Balzac, one of the creators of realism in literature, famous for The Human Comedy.

Preseason game or not, Carolina Panther running backs DeAngelo Williams and rookie Jonathan Stewart made a statement to the rest of the NFL. They intend to run.

The T S Eliot poem, "Animula" contains several classical allusions which provide a key to the poem interpretation. Eliot shows the withering of the fearful, stifled soul.

The pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood created a stir with their paintings and influence a lot of artists with their theme and ideas, the imagery they produced became famous.

The final programme for the 7th Annual London International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film promises some excellent movie moments for sci fi fans.

A list of films that borrow heavily from other sources but still manage to be highly watchable and occasionally surpass the films they are ripping off.

The Uffizi gallery, Piazza della Signoria, Michaelangelo's David , Botticelli's Venus, the Famous Duomo - all these make Florence a must-see for visitors to Italy.

Poetry and prayer come together as a means of aligning the spirit to a higher power through surrender to the muse.

Though she was a poet and artist in her own right, Lizzie Siddal is best known as the idealized model of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," by T.S. Elliot was written in 1915 and centers around the spiritual frustration felt by Elliot and many of his peers at that time.

Brief biography of Eugéne Delacroix, known for swinging brush strokes and vivid colors. His subjects were historical, religious, literary, and portraits of friends.

Jackie Chan has a funny cameo action scene with vampires. Cute Chinese movie features choreography by Donnie Yen. Also stars Mickey Hardt, Anthony Wong and Karen Mok.

Beach Road by James Patterson manages to pack thrills, interest, and suspense into an easy-to-read summer novel. It's the perfect novel to take to the beach.

Heat is a film which encompasses ideas and thematic foundations rarely seen in Hollywood productions. It desires epic grandeur and achieves it as a result.

The signs of the zodiac may have significantly affected the styles and lives of several modern artists.

An analysis of the top 10 freshmen in NCAA men's basketball and how the are faring at midseason.

With the recent theatrical release of Kevin Smith's Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Kevin Smith has repackaged some of his older originals, as a treat for the Holidays.

Ezra Pound is one of the most eminent American poets, but for his collaboration with Mussolini Pound spent 12 years in a criminal hospital in Washington.

Forrest Ackerman, editor of the most beloved horror magazine ever created, Famous Monsters of Filmland. His legacy to horror lives on in his fans all around the world.

Are you looking for a good scary movie? These werewolf films are sure to satisfy the bloodlust of even the most diehard lycanthrope.

London's Royal Academy is exploring the life and works of John W. Waterhouse. More than 40 paintings will show his relationship to the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

After some well-received acting roles, Mos Def returns to hip hop with "The Ecstatic," a vast improvement over 2006's "True Magic."