In spite of our distance from medieval theology, the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri's (1265-1321) allegorical journey through hell, purgatory and paradise remains one of the essential books of mankind - about suffering bodies and human weakness, and about divine ecstasy
Part of the "Shakespeare Now!" series, this book presents an account of the absence of God and belief in Shakespeare's plays. Following Dante's three-part structure for the "Divine Comedy", the first part represents expressions of religious faith, the second sets out more scepti…