The divine comedy by Dante Alighieri
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"The divine comedy" by Dante Alighieri is an Italian narrative poem written between 1308 and 1321. The work follows Dante's journey through the three realms of the afterlife: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Guided by the poet Virgil and his idealized woman Beatrice, Dante encounters souls receiving divine justice based on their earthly actions. The poem allegorically represents the soul's journey toward God through recognition of sin, penance, and spiritual ascent, drawing on
medieval Catholic theology and philosophy. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883 |
| Translator | Cary, Henry Francis, 1772-1844 |
| Title | The divine comedy |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Comedy |
| Credits | David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8800 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-08800-6 |
| Release Date | Sep 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Apr 8, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 23341 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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