Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

Cruising the Holy Highway: Mary Jo Bang Journeys Through Dante’s “Paradiso”

From the Introduction to a New Translation of the Heavenly Portion of "The Divine Comedy"

By Mary Jo Bang | July 9, 2025

"The Echo," a Poem by Mary Jo Bang

From the Collection A Film in Which I Play Everyone

By Mary Jo Bang | September 5, 2023

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s <em>Inferno</em>

Mary Jo Bang Wonders Why It Takes So Long to Meet Beatrice in Dante’s Inferno

Considering the Scarcity of Female Characters in the Cantos

By Mary Jo Bang | July 26, 2021

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