Inferno Decoded: The essential companion to the myths, mysteries and locations of Dan Brown's Inferno

by Michael Haag

In this illuminating companion to Dan Brown's Inferno, historian Michael Haag sets out the truth behind the novel's myths, mysteries and locations. How do the clues unveiled in symbology professor Robert Langdon's daring quest from Florence to Venice and Istanbul overlap with history? What codes and symbols did Dante employ in the Divine Comedy and which secret religious, philosophical, and scientific themes are hidden within his work? What lies behind Botticelli's Mappa dell'Inferno? And what are the cult scientists known as transhumanists really up to? Inferno Decoded is a book that ranges as widely as Dan Brown's novel, from the terrors of the Black Death to the scientific debates around population growth and prolonging of life-spans, and from the economic, political, and religious tumult in Florence at the dawn of the Renaissance to real-life locations in Florence, Venice and Istanbul today. It is a must-read for anyone who has read Inferno and wondered just how its enigmatic questions are real or relevant.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 19, 2013

About the author

Michael Haag, who lived in London, was a writer, historian and biographer. He wrote widely on the Egyptian, Classical and Medieval worlds; and on the Mediterranean and the Middle East.

Reviews

[luana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trabalho excelente do Michael Haag, estava com esse livro há muitos anos e nada de ler. Sou uma grande fã do Dan Brown e confesso que inferno não foi uma das minhas leituras favoritas mas faz parte.

[Mabel Martinez · Rating 3 out of 5]

An ok description of the main places, and historical facts behind the Inferno' book, I might look further into some of the details however...

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read Inferno for fun, read Inferno Decoded for the real story. Well written, very informative. A must to read to balance Inferno with the real world.

[Kim Heimbuch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review will be posted as soon as it is posted at it's place of origin

[Sandra Gabriella Di Francesco]

Transported me back to Renaisance Florence and to Dante. Florence is one of the most beautiful cities ive ever visited. Must go back soon.

[Anya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative. The additional sources and names made me to "dig" deep into historical references in Dan Brown's book.