The Divine Comedy

:This article is about the epic poem; see also derivative works below.

Response and criticism

The work was not always so well-regarded. After being recognized as a masterpiece in the first centuries after its publication, the work was largely ignored during the Enlightenment, only to be "rediscovered" by the romantic writers of the nineteenth century. Later authors as disparate as William Blake, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Samuel Beckett, and James Joyce have drawn on it for inspiration, while modern poets, including Seamus Heaney, Robert Pinsky, and William Merwin, have given translations of all or parts of the book. William Blake illustrated the Comedy and the engravings of Gustave Doré are widely used in modern editions. Salvador Dalí also composed a cycle of paintings from each section of the Commedia.

Related Topics:
The Enlightenment - Romantic - Nineteenth century - William Blake - T.S. Eliot - Ezra Pound - Samuel Beckett - James Joyce - Seamus Heaney - Robert Pinsky - William Merwin - Gustave Doré - Salvador Dalí

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