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On a literal level, The Divine Comedy portrays Dante’s adventures in the fantastic realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, but these adventures allegorically represent a broader subject: the trials of the human soul to achieve morality and find unity with God.
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Plot Summary. In this three-part epic poem, Dante Alighieri takes his readers on a pilgrimage to Heaven via journeys first through Hell and Purgatory. It is a spiritual journey expounding the evils of sin through the first-person narration of the aptly named main character, Dante the Pilgrim.
A deep valley leads into the First Ring of the Seventh Circle of Hell, where those who were violent toward others spend eternity in a river of boiling blood. Virgil and Dante meet a group of Centaurs, creatures who are half man, half horse.
Inferno was part of a collection of three works by Dante (along with the works Purgatorio and Paradiso) that was called The Comedy, and later, The Divine Comedy. Read the free full text, the full poem summary, an in-depth analysis of Beatrice, and explanations of important quotes from Inferno.
The Divine Comedy Summary. Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy is an epic poem divided into three parts, which describe Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, respectively. In Inferno, the spirit...
Brief Synopsis. Plot Overview and Setting. The Divine Comedy opens with the author, Dante, finding himself lost in a dark wood, symbolizing a state of spiritual confusion and moral crisis. He is then guided by the Roman poet Virgil through the nine circles of Hell, the seven terraces of Mount Purgatory, and the nine celestial spheres of Heaven.
Full Title: The Divine Comedy (The Inferno is the first of three sections of The Divine Comedy) When Written: Early 1300s (exact date unclear) Where Written: Italy When Published: Unclear, but at least by 1317 Literary Period: The (late) middle ages Genre: Epic poem (written in an Italian rhyme scheme called terza rima) Setting: Hell
