Project Gutenberg 1997-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 75 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante La Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer "La Divina Commedia di Dante: Inferno" by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem written in the 14th century, renowned as one of the greatest works in world literature. This first part of a greater trilogy follows the journey of the protagonist, Dante himself, as he navigates through the torments of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. Through vivid allegorical imagery, the work explores themes of sin, redemption, and the human condition. The opening of the poem begins as Dante finds himself lost in a dark woods, symbolizing a midlife crisis and a state of spiritual confusion. He encounters various beasts that block his path, representing different vices and temptations. After expressing his despair, he is comforted by the appearance of Virgil, who offers to guide him through Hell and ultimately to salvation. As they make their way forward, Virgil explains the nature of the creatures that inhabit these realms and the significance of Dante's journey, setting the stage for the exploration of sin and its consequences that unfolds throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian poetry -- To 1400 Hell -- Poetry Epic poetry, Italian PQ Text IT Poesia Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 253322 253501 2024-09-01T08:08:41.734250 2023-10-01T07:33:17.045818 text/html text/html 265916 2022-07-16T15:41:24 text/html 183201 2024-09-01T08:08:51.511652 application/epub+zip 184419 2024-09-01T08:08:44.081220 application/epub+zip 184418 2024-09-01T08:08:42.726209 application/epub+zip 378693 2024-09-01T08:08:55.332684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338898 2024-09-01T08:08:50.225751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 294767 2022-09-01T09:12:04.869870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213241 213218 2024-09-01T08:08:40.275253 2023-10-01T07:33:15.624796 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 213020 2022-07-16T15:44:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18814 2024-09-01T08:08:55.500656 application/rdf+xml 17652 2024-09-01T08:08:43.140247 image/jpeg 4020 2024-09-01T08:08:42.930228 image/jpeg 83695 2022-07-16T15:45:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 88816 2022-07-16T15:45:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 151386 2024-09-01T08:08:41.759239 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 it.wikipedia