Book · 2017 · Poetry
Dante's Inferno
Translated by Henry Francis Cary
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Dante, who wrote Dante's Inferno, is one of the figures of the classic age, the Renaissance, let's say, classic European age, who really formulated much of the modern vision of hell.
Jordan Peterson · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Sep 2026 The best things said about it
Dante's Inferno might have been one of them. And I forgot the other book, but she said, "I Dave, I think that's a clue. I just don't understand what he was trying to say.
Um in Dante's Inferno the book he describes Satan as living in a world of cold and ice.
Why people recommend it
Dante's Inferno by Dante Alighieri is an epic 14th-century Italian poem depicting a journey through the nine circles of hell that profoundly shaped modern Western conceptions of sin, damnation, and divine retribution. On The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast, Jordan B. Peterson discussed the classic text, emphasizing that Dante stands out as a pivotal figure of the Renaissance who formulated the modern cultural vision of hell. Peterson further noted that the poem serves as a very practical guide for understanding the dynamics of conflict and disagreement. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Michael Easter referenced Dante's Inferno to illustrate a metaphor concerning addiction and emotional entrapment, noting specifically how the author described Satan as residing in a realm characterized by bitter cold and ice. During a separate episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, David Paulides brought up the famous poem while recounting the mysterious disappearance of Gilbert Gilman, whose girlfriend believed the literary works left behind by the missing person functioned as a cryptic clue meant to convey a hidden message about his fate.
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Jordan Peterson Dante, who wrote Dante's Inferno, is one of the figures of the classic age, the Renaissance, let's say, cla… 2
“Dante, who wrote Dante's Inferno, is one of the figures of the classic age, the Renaissance, let's say, classic European age, who really formulated much of the modern vision of hell.”
“Dante is Inferno. It's very useful to know practically.”
David Paulides Dante's Inferno might have been one of them. And I forgot the other book, but she said, "I Dave, I think th… 1
“Dante's Inferno might have been one of them. And I forgot the other book, but she said, "I Dave, I think that's a clue. I just don't understand what he was trying to say."”
Michael Easter um in Dante's Inferno the book he describes Satan as living in a world of cold and ice 1
“um in Dante's Inferno the book he describes Satan as living in a world of cold and ice”
Other mentions (6: passing, ad reads, own books)
“because if you go by the Dante Inferno thing that snowballs doing pretty well”
“and and all the [ __ ] bad [ __ ] you did is going to come back and you're going to burn forever and the [ __ ] Dante's Inferno whatever the [ __ ] it is right”
“I don't know it's been a long time since I read Dante's Inferno”
“So this this is why like all the like you know the like uh uh abandon all hope ye who enter here from Dante's Inferno that's that's that's the reason that's the line everyone knows because it's in like the first couple of chapters”
“It's like literally a Dante's Inferno. I've never read Dante's Inferno, but let's pretend like I have. Yeah. It's mostly about a dude wanting to [ __ ] a chick.”
“Dante's Inferno man that's demonic”