Project Gutenberg 2012-12-02 Public domain in the USA. 2554 Dante Alighieri 1265 1321 Alighieri, Dante Sibbald, James Romanes The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno" by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem written in the early 14th century. It is the first part of a three-part narrative that explores themes of sin, redemption, and the human condition through a meticulously structured journey through the afterlife. The poem features Dante himself as the main character, who is guided by the Roman poet Virgil through the various circles of Hell, each representing different sins and their consequent punishments. The opening of this work introduces readers to the initial moments of Dante's journey, where he finds himself lost in a dark wood, representing confusion and sin. Here, he encounters three fearsome beasts that block his path—symbolic figures representing different vices. After a moment of despair, he is approached by Virgil, who offers to guide him through Hell and ultimately lead him to salvation. This part sets the stage for Dante's enlightening yet harrowing journey, establishing the book's deep allegorical layers and rich theological imagery that challenge readers to reflect on their own moral choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Hell Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English PQ Text Italy Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 1162270 1162466 2024-09-17T12:01:41.651368 2023-09-18T06:58:34.296589 text/html text/html 1203952 2022-07-16T11:56:19 text/html 526175 2024-09-17T12:02:22.484163 application/epub+zip 529415 2024-09-17T12:01:53.076311 application/epub+zip 468091 2024-09-17T12:01:47.021318 application/epub+zip 1030562 2024-09-17T12:02:35.550126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1116057 2024-09-17T12:02:12.902201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1111376 2022-09-19T04:30:00.157126 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 715594 715553 2024-09-17T12:01:36.356425 2023-09-18T06:58:29.264552 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 715309 2022-07-16T11:58:09 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19436 2024-09-17T12:02:35.774076 application/rdf+xml 17032 2024-09-17T12:01:47.631337 image/jpeg 3749 2024-09-17T12:01:47.330330 image/jpeg 282886 2022-07-16T11:59:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 408730 2022-07-16T11:59:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 465241 2024-09-17T12:01:41.730423 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