The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem that tells the story of the poet’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. The poem is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of world literature, and it has had a profound influence on Western culture. The Divine…

In Dante Alighieri’s classic work The Divine Comedy, the poet describes his version of the spiritual life of the soul after death as a reflection of the type of life they led. In Canto 5, he arrives at the second circle of Hell, which is actually the first level because…