The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem written in the 14th century. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The poem follows the journey of Dante as he travels through the nine circles of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri is an epic poem in Italian written between 1308 and 1321 that describes its author's journey through the Christian afterlife. The three cantiche of the poem, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, describe Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, respectively. The poem is considered one of the greatest works of world literature and helped establish Dante's Tuscan vernacular as the standard form of the Italian language. It has been translated over 400 times into at least 52 different languages.