The Divine Comedy
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Dante's idealized love, Beatrice, is his guide in heaven.
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The Divine Comedy Bodleian Library, Oxford, to 14 Nov The medieval masterpiece by Dante that takes you on a quest through Purgatory to Paradise has fascinated artists since it was written in the 1300s.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 23, 2021
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
Experiencing what would later be called a mid-life crisis, Dante turned to poetry to console himself, ultimately producing the greatest written work of the late Middle Ages: The Divine Comedy.
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
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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