Dante: Inferno to Paradise

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The riveting life and times of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) and his soaring masterpiece "The Divine Comedy" – one of the greatest achievements in the history of Western literature.

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Steeplechase Films

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

March 18, 2024

Last Aired

March 19, 2024

Networks

PBS

Created By

Ric Burns

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Season

The Inferno

Air date: 2024-03-18

Explores the historical background of medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, dramatic details of Dante’s childhood, education and early literary and political career, culminating in his exile in 1302, and his decision to begin The Divine Comedy in 1306.

Resurrection

Air date: 2024-03-19

Explore Dante’s experience in exile, and his completion of the last two parts of the "Comedy," shortly before his death in Ravennain 1321. Interweaving soaring scenes drawn from Purgatory and Paradise, the film goes on to explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece from the time of his death down to today.