The divine comedy by Dante Alighieri

"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
Credits David Widger
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
Release Date
Last Update Apr 8, 2026
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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