Books written by Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri: Divine Comedy
Dante's great epic poem comprises three parts: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradisio. It is a moral allegory of spiritual growth, following Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. In each of these places he witnesses (successively) the tortures and ecstasies of actual people, both historical figures and people still living in Dante's own time. The Inferno is the most entertaining of the three. It is said that Dante "invented Hell," being the first man to describe it in detail as a place of fire and brimstone where devils torture their victims in accordance with their sins. The fact that he described the tortures of several former Popes did not leave him in the good graces of the Catholic church. His insight into the reason for their torture contains very deep meanings into human nature. In Purgatory, Dante again explains the human condition by his meetings with people of the past. In Paradise, Dante shows that although he has met people who are being punished for their Earthly sins, that there is a place for the just to come, and even the seeminly hopeless also.
This is, by far, the best work of literature that I have ever read. Dante offers a superb view of what lies beyond death. It is simply wonderful.
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