The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 08 by Dante Alighieri
"The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 08" by Dante Alighieri is an Italian narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321. This installment focuses on Inferno, where Dante journeys through Hell guided by the Roman poet Virgil. The work depicts the soul's condition after death, presenting a vision of divine justice where individuals face consequences for their earthly actions. Through allegorical encounters in the underworld, Dante explores sin's recognition
and rejection, drawing on medieval Catholic theology and philosophy in this foundational work of Western literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
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| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Translator | Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844 |
| Title | The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 08 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy |
| Credits | Produced by David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Hell -- Poetry |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 8786 |
| Release Date | Aug 7, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 2, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 382 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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