HBO’s Succession S1E8: “Prague” (2018)
“Succession is an HBO series created by Jesse Armstrong which showcases a fictional battle between four adult siblings to succeed their father, Logan Roy, as CEO of Waystar/Royco, a multibillion-dollar media conglomerate.
“In Season 1, Episode 8, entitled ‘Prague,’ Roman Roy, one of Logan Roy’s four adult children, recites a line from Canto 3 of Dante’s Inferno: ‘Abandon all hope, ye who enter.’ This is a variation of line 9 of this canto as translated into English by John Ciardi in 1954, the full line being ‘Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.’” –Contributor Cesca Craig
As the men walk through a tunnel to enter the club that will be the site of Tom’s bachelor party, Roman turns to the others and says, “Abandon all hope, ye who enter.” Watch the clip of the scene here.
Photo and citing contributed by Cesca Craig (University of Arkansas, ’23)
Sighting Citation:
“HBO’s Succession S1E8: “Prague” (2018).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. November 3, 2021. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/hbos-succession-s1e8-prague-2018/.Related Sighting
HBO’s Succession S3E6, “What It Takes” (2021)