The Divine Comedy
«The purpose of the whole and of each part is to remove those living in this life from a state of misery and lead them to a state of happiness.» Epistle XIII to Cangrande della Scala
The three realms
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Inferno
Dante’s Inferno chronicles the epic journey of the poet through the nine circles of Hell. Lost in a dark wood and guided by Virgil, Dante descends into the underworld to witness the divine...
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Dante’s Purgatorio chronicles the poet’s ascent up the mountain of Purgatory, a realm of hope and purification following his journey through Hell. Guided by Virgil, Dante arrives at the isl...
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Dante’s Paradiso, the third and final canticle of The Divine Comedy, chronicles the poet’s celestial journey through the nine spheres of Heaven to the Empyrean. Guided by Beatrice, Dante as...
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