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Jason Greene, “The Ninth Circle of Hell – Dante and the DMV” (2012)
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Jason Greene, “The Ninth Circle of Hell – Dante and the DMV” (2012)

“Dante once wrote that Hell had nine circles within its depths. Dante’s Inferno is an amazing literary work that describes in great detail the horror of a place where no person wishes to go. Dante must have been inspired by a trip to the local DMV.

“You see, I recently journeyed into an inferno of abandoned hope, discomfort, and pain when I was forced to visit the Queens DMV. Like Dante, I encountered the nine circles of Hell, though not necessarily in the same order. But first, some backstory . . .”    —Jason Greene, The Good Men Project (September 15, 2012)

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Sighting Citation:

“Jason Greene, “The Ninth Circle of Hell – Dante and the DMV” (2012).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. April 23, 2021. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/jason-greene-the-ninth-circle-of-hell-dante-and-the-dmv-2012/.