My classic: Ditlev Tamm on The Divine Comedy

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Experience Ditlev Tamm telling about Dante's classic about a journey to the afterlife In the early 14th century, Dante Aligheri wrote The Divine Comedy about a journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Today, 700+ years later, the work stands as one of the greatest classics in literary history. What makes the work so special? This is what literary agent Marie Theilmann asks when Ditlev Tamm comes to visit. Tamm has delved deeper into Dante's work than most, and last year his beautiful retelling of and introduction to the work was published, illustrated by artist Alexander Tovborg. Hear him talk about his own path into the work and why it still makes sense to read about a 14th-century Florentine poet's interpretation of the three worlds of the afterlife. - Date: 7 October 2026 - Time: 17:00–18:30 - Venue: Stadsbiblioteket i Lyngby - Address: Lyngby Hovedgade 28, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark - Admission: From DKK 65