Project Gutenberg 1997-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 2707 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807 1882 Longfellow, Henry W. Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell Dennis McCarthy "Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Hell" by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem composed in the 14th century. This work is a complex allegorical narrative that explores the themes of sin, redemption, and the soul's quest for divine justice. The protagonist, Dante himself, embarks on a perilous journey through the realms of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. At the start of the Inferno, Dante finds himself lost in a dark forest, symbolizing confusion and the recognition of his own sinfulness. As he attempts to ascend a mountain representing salvation, he is blocked by three wild beasts, each emblematic of different vices. In his despair, Dante encounters Virgil, who offers to guide him through Hell and eventually to Paradise, motivated by the intercession of Beatrice, Dante's beloved. The opening sets a tone of reflection and fear while establishing Dante's desire for enlightenment and redemption, making it a compelling beginning to his profound exploration of morality and the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hell -- Poetry Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 326375 326572 2024-09-01T08:05:44.866684 2023-10-01T07:30:45.936047 text/html text/html 340161 2021-04-08T14:08:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 101660 2021-04-08T14:09:23 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 193715 2024-09-01T08:05:53.993737 application/epub+zip 194851 2024-09-01T08:05:47.108790 application/epub+zip 194850 2024-09-01T08:05:45.835648 application/epub+zip 384240 2024-09-01T08:05:58.079712 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346343 2024-09-01T08:05:52.861651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346378 2022-09-01T09:08:25.290106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249190 249192 2024-09-01T08:05:43.633727 2023-10-01T07:30:44.744055 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 249046 2021-04-08T14:08:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 94529 2021-04-08T14:08:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 20009 2024-09-01T08:05:58.246612 application/rdf+xml 16749 2024-09-01T08:05:46.240676 image/jpeg 3709 2024-09-01T08:05:46.041655 image/jpeg 159098 2024-09-01T08:05:44.892670 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia it.wikipedia