Take a closer look at William Blake’s illustrations to Dante’s Divine Comedy through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Read a summary and analysis of sections from Dante’s epic poem and listen to recordings of each section.
uncommitted (those who lived their lives without doing anything notably good or bad
New York, 12 November Dearest Annerl! Shortly after I wrote my last letter to you, Heinzl collapsed and almost died. He was in hospital for two weeks but he’s strong enough now to go back to the office and back to work. He was so incredibly brave. When I took him to hospital that night he was virtually in a coma with a high fever. The doctor said he couldn’t be absolutely certain that he’d make it through the night. And Heinzl sensed that. The following morning, as he lay there in bed, yellow and gaunt and pale, he laughed …
It wasn’t too bad, I thought.
New York, 9 October My dearest Annerl! Guess who’s just arrived, fresh from Europe, virtually fresh from our place!? The telephone rings last night; Heinzl goes over, incomprehensible English; he calls me over, incomprehensible German; finally in French: Pommerance! À demain matin, dix heures, American Express Company! So that’s where I’ve been this morning: greeting the beaming schoolboy with a hearty handshake – or should I say greeting the young rascal? For the only schoolboys who are ever this excited and enthusiastic, curious and carefree, so entirely in their element, are either young rascals or schoolboys on holiday. From the …
And that’s exactly why it would be bad for my work if I were to spend the whole winter
14 February 1933 Annerl! When I put this new tracksuit on it fills me with more warmth than the fabric itself could possibly contain. Must I speak through Clifford and Ellen? Somehow I want to communicate in a less intellectual way. After all, Ellen was Peter’s wife, and the symbol of her name is a diversion that sometimes tries my patience, because for me at least the diversion is unnecessary and makes me feel as though there were a glass wall between me and the palpable, living reality. The warmth of the tracksuit reminds me of the English Gardens, the …
to catch the postman, and going quickly won’t be easy because I’ve had a really bad
In this episode of Tate’s podcast series Walks of Art, Scottee journeys through London’s Soho to explore the artists who have lived and worked there including Francis Bacon and Lucien Freud.
think both Bacon and Souza see individual justice as black or white, as good or bad
New York, 4 December 1932 My dearest Annerl! Today I spent a lot of time thinking about how to make our Spanish trip a reality. The hope of taking such a long and unhurried journey through Spain with you is so enticing that I will do everything in my power to make it happen in the spring if at all possible. For the time being I’m working hard, writing more novellas for publication, then I want to start learning Spanish (the Berlitz way), and I’m going to buy myself various books about Spanish history and geography and art. Then, as …
familiar with the mother nations that sent their offspring here, those who were bad
Here he portrays himself as the archetypal bad boy, with black leather jacket, dark
As someone who genuinely loves talking about relationships and bad tinder dates,
Find out more about Damien Hirsts Pharmacy in this online resource for students and teachers. Find activities and discussions and think about the objects inside the cabinets
Do you think we only see the good things in medicines and ignore the bad things,
sure what to do with the day anymore except listen to the news and the news is so bad
