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  "Me hallaba ya dispuesto a contemplar el descubierto fondo, que está bañado do lágrimas de angustia, cuando vi venir por la fosa circular gentes que, llorando en silencio, caminaban con aquel paso lento que llevan las letanías en el mundo. Cuando incliné más hacia ellos mi mirada, me pareció que cada uno de aquellos condenados estaba retorcido de un modo extraño desde la barba al principio del pecho; pues tenían el rostro vuelto hacia las espaldas, y les era preciso andar hacia atrás, porque habían perdido la facultad de ver por delante."

Dante Alighieri, "La Divina Comedia", Canto 20, from the translation by Eduardo Gonzalez Lanuza, for the National University of Mexico, 1921.

  The Twentieth Canto of Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy," located in "Inferno," describes the punishment of diviners and magicians. In this canto, Dante and his guide, Virgil, arrive at the fourth ditch of the eighth circle of Hell, where they find diviners, astrologers, and magicians. These individuals, during their life on Earth, claimed to foresee the future, an action considered a great sin in Dante's Christian view, as it implied a presumption to know divine will.

  Their punishment in Hell is peculiar and symbolic: their heads are twisted backwards, forcing them to walk backward and only see what is behind them. This punishment ironically reflects their sin: as they attempted to see into the future on Earth, now in Hell they cannot see forward. Dante describes this punishment with a mix of horror and compassion, demonstrating his ability to evoke both justice and pity.

  This canto, like many others in "The Divine Comedy," not only punishes the sin itself but also criticizes figures and practices from Dante's time, offering a broader view of the culture and society of his era. Moreover, it showcases the poet's skill in intertwining moral narrative with profound observations about the human condition.

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Description
  "Me hallaba ya dispuesto a contemplar el descubierto fondo, que está bañado do lágrimas de angustia, cuando vi venir por la fosa circular gentes que, llorando en silencio, caminaban con aquel paso lento que llevan las letanías en el mundo. Cuando incliné más hacia ellos mi mirada, me pareció que cada uno de aquellos condenados estaba retorcido de un modo extraño desde la barba al principio del pecho; pues tenían el rostro vuelto hacia las espaldas, y les era preciso andar hacia atrás, porque habían perdido la facultad de ver por delante."

Dante Alighieri, "La Divina Comedia", Canto 20, from the translation by Eduardo Gonzalez Lanuza, for the National University of Mexico, 1921.

  The Twentieth Canto of Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy," located in "Inferno," describes the punishment of diviners and magicians. In this canto, Dante and his guide, Virgil, arrive at the fourth ditch of the eighth circle of Hell, where they find diviners, astrologers, and magicians. These individuals, during their life on Earth, claimed to foresee the future, an action considered a great sin in Dante's Christian view, as it implied a presumption to know divine will.

  Their punishment in Hell is peculiar and symbolic: their heads are twisted backwards, forcing them to walk backward and only see what is behind them. This punishment ironically reflects their sin: as they attempted to see into the future on Earth, now in Hell they cannot see forward. Dante describes this punishment with a mix of horror and compassion, demonstrating his ability to evoke both justice and pity.

  This canto, like many others in "The Divine Comedy," not only punishes the sin itself but also criticizes figures and practices from Dante's time, offering a broader view of the culture and society of his era. Moreover, it showcases the poet's skill in intertwining moral narrative with profound observations about the human condition.

Full Gallery:
www.deviantart.com/nykterios/g…

HD version on:
limewire.com/post/b0ac0739-d83…