The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
Author: Dante Alighieri
The Divine Comedy describes Dante’s descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption., , Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonge….Read More
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