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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

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Season 1 | 30s

Dante: Inferno to Paradise, by acclaimed filmmaker Ric Burns, explores 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.

Funding for DANTE: INFERNO TO PARADISE was provided by Rosalind P. Walter; the National Endowment for the Humanities; the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; the George Jenkins Foundation; Dana and Virginia Randt; Artemis Rising Foundation; Viking; the Francesco and Mary Giambelli Foundation; Lori Anne Lo Presti; Sheena and Vijay Vaidyanathan; Patricia and Marshall Geller; and Paolo Miseria.

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Episode 2 Preview

Explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece.

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Part Two: Resurrection

Explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece.

Episode: S1 E2 | 1:53:41

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Gluttony

Dante and Virgil descend to the Third Circle of Hell where they encounter those condemned.

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Part One: The Inferno

See medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, his child, education and more.

Episode: S1 E1 | 1:54:01

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Episode 1 Preview

See medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, his child, education and more.

Preview: S1 E1 | 0:30

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Through the Gates of Hell

Dante and Virgil begin their descent into Inferno, through the Gates of Hell.

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Dante Knows

Discover Dante's motivation for writing and the power of The Divine Comedy.

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Crisis of Exile

Explore how Dante's exile from Florence influenced and motivated his work.

Clip: S1 E1 | 5:53

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Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Part Two: Resurrection

Explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece.

Episode: S1 E2 | 1:53:41

Watch • 1:54:01

Dante: Inferno to Paradise

Part One: The Inferno

See medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, his child, education and more.

Episode: S1 E1 | 1:54:01