Music, literature, theatre and history describe the relationships between the Divine Comedy and the territory of Reggio Emilia.
The events take place in various locations.
The history of Dante Alighieri and the town of Reggio Emilia are intertwined more deeply than is believed.
The Bismantova Stone is mentioned in the Comedy in the IV Canto of Purgatory, but there are two other aspects that link the Supreme Poet to the territory of Reggio Emilia.
In Purgatory, in the XVI Canto, Dante names Guido da Castello - called the Lombard - among the three old survivors of a generation inspired by the values of military virtue and liberality.
Finally, in the canticle dedicated to Paradise, Dante refers to the XIII-century code of the "Liber Figurarum" by Gioachino da Fiore, kept in the Reggio Emilia-based Bishop's Palace.
