Project Gutenberg 1999-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 212 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Norton, Charles Eliot 1827 1908 The Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell Dianne Bean "The Divine Comedy, Volume 1, Hell" by Dante Alighieri is a poetic narrative written in the 14th century. The epic poem details the journey of the protagonist, Dante, through the realms of the afterlife, beginning with Hell. Accompanied by the Roman poet Virgil, Dante encounters various souls suffering through eternal punishments that reflect their earthly sins, ultimately exploring themes of justice, morality, and redemption. The opening of the work introduces Dante as he finds himself lost in a dark wood, symbolizing confusion and moral strife. He attempts to climb a hill but is thwarted by three fearsome beasts who represent various sins. In his despair, he meets Virgil, who offers to guide him through Hell and eventually to Purgatory and Paradise, setting the stage for an allegorical exploration of sin and its consequences. As they embark on their journey, the narrative begins to outline the structure of Hell, the nature of its punishments, and the souls Dante will meet—highlighting the blend of personal, political, and theological themes interwoven throughout the poem. (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 Harvard Classics Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 313284 313506 2024-09-01T11:40:45.004467 2023-10-01T10:34:35.450364 text/html text/html 319817 2022-07-05T12:21:01 text/html 208906 2024-09-01T11:40:51.253443 application/epub+zip 210200 2024-09-01T11:40:46.587472 application/epub+zip 210200 2024-09-01T11:40:45.724468 application/epub+zip 339943 2024-09-01T11:40:54.953442 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333450 2024-09-01T11:40:50.634466 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333550 2022-09-01T13:11:56.509160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 290862 290868 2024-09-01T11:40:44.557485 2023-10-01T10:34:35.022348 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 290593 2022-07-05T12:27:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20355 2024-09-01T11:40:55.097444 application/rdf+xml 13572 2024-09-01T11:40:46.068480 image/jpeg 3323 2024-09-01T11:40:45.897463 image/jpeg 114654 2022-07-05T12:28:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 117777 2022-07-05T12:28:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 170763 2024-09-01T11:40:45.033467 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 en.wikipedia