The Divine Comedy
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Dante's idealized love, Beatrice, is his guide in heaven.
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The "Divine Comedy" follows the journey of a pilgrim across the three realms of the Christian afterlife – hell, purgatory and paradise.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2021
Written in his own native dialect, the Tuscan of the city of Florence, The Divine Comedy describes Dante’s descent into hell, guided by the spirit of the classical Roman poet Virgil.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
I found myself thinking of Dante Alighieri, coming to himself at life’s midpoint “in a dark wood” as The Divine Comedy opens.
From Nature • Sep. 15, 2019
As The Divine Comedy return from a six-year break, Neil Hannon discusses parenthood, history books and his inability to resist earworms.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2016
His immortal poem, The Divine Comedy, is divided into three parts —"Hell," "Purgatory," and "Paradise."
From Poets of the South by Painter, F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton)
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