Dante’s Purgatorio: Philip Terry in conversation with Marina Warner

A sequel to Dante’s Inferno, which set Dante at the University of Essex, Dante’s Purgatorio relocates to Mersea Island, where a mountain is constructed out of Flexible Rock Substitute (FRS).

‘This new reworking of Dante’s masterpiece is remarkable: for boldness, resourceful inventiveness, and…for its emotional and moral heft.’ – Ralph Pite

Part of Spirits, Salons & Sanctuary

An afternoon exploring Spirits, Salons and Sanctuary in the church of St Leonards through new books by poet and translator Philip Terry, poet and novelist Clare Pollard and cultural historian, mythographer and writer Marina Warner. These events are kindly supported by The Bean Trust.

You may also like the following events from Essex Book Festival:

• This Saturday, 14th June, 10:00 am, Renaturing Chloe Dalton and James Canton in conversation with William Sieghart in Halstead
• Next Wednesday, 18th June, 07:00 pm, Kimberley Chambers: Essex Wives / The Brothers in Billericay
• Next Thursday, 19th June, 06:00 pm, Asia Mackay: A Serial Killer’s Guide to Marriage in Grays

Also check out other Arts events in Colchester, Literary Art events in Colchester.