Introduction Since the 14th century, Dante Alighieri's La Comedia, also known as The Divine Comedy, has had a profound impact on western writing. The first canticle of the comedy, Inferno, has received the most notice from readers and critics over time. People now frequently refer to the farce as The Inferno....
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Dante's Divine Comedy Dante's Divine Comedy is divided into three major "cantiche": inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Paradise). Each cantica is organized in multiples of three, with hell containing nine rings, equivalent to Purgatory's nine terraces and paradise's nine heavens. The number three represents the Holy Trinity, on which he...
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The first section of Dante Alighieri's poetry is the Inferno, a divine comedy that chronicles Dante's path to God (Barolini 35). It is divided into three sections: the inferno (Hell), the Purgatorio (Purgatory), and the Paradiso (Paradise). The poem starts in the year 1300, on Good Friday evening. Dante is...
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