Project Gutenberg 1997-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 817 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth 1807 1882 Longfellow, Henry W. Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete See also PG#1008 tr. by H. F. Cary Dennis McCarthy "Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete" by Dante Alighieri is a monumental poem written in the 14th century that combines elements of epic poetry and philosophical allegory. The book is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, each depicting different realms of the afterlife, with the central theme revolving around the journey of the protagonist, Dante himself, as he navigates through these realms to seek redemption and enlightenment. The opening portion of "Divine Comedy" introduces a deeply symbolic and introspective narrative, starting with Dante's despair as he finds himself lost in a dark and foreboding forest, symbolizing sin and confusion. He encounters various beasts representing different vices that block his path, until he meets the Roman poet Virgil, who becomes his guide. Together, they embark on a journey through Hell (Inferno), where Dante learns about the consequences of sin and the nature of divine justice as they encounter the souls damned for their failings. This introduction sets a profound tone for the themes of morality, redemption, and the quest for knowledge that permeate the entire work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Harvard Classics Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 930079 930816 2024-09-01T08:06:32.818441 2023-10-01T07:31:26.993909 text/html text/html 951036 2023-06-21T07:02:46 text/html 597997 2024-09-01T08:07:00.312287 application/epub+zip 600657 2024-09-01T08:06:39.817365 application/epub+zip 600658 2024-09-01T08:06:36.123377 application/epub+zip 1463326 2024-09-01T08:07:09.768327 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1354744 2024-09-01T08:06:54.800318 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 697994 2022-09-01T09:09:36.085172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 709106 709134 2024-09-01T08:06:29.260442 2023-10-01T07:31:23.610890 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 708786 2023-06-21T06:44:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19986 2024-09-01T08:07:09.953252 application/rdf+xml 16049 2024-09-01T08:06:36.624368 image/jpeg 2383 2024-09-01T08:06:36.375420 image/jpeg 252386 2023-06-21T07:03:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 1136920 2023-06-21T07:04:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 1181125 2024-09-01T08:06:32.896402 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