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 The Divine Comedy - Dante Alghieri
Newest Review: ... when the political balance in Florence was delicately posed. Dante himself had been expelled from his beloved Florence and ... more  ... was living in exile in Ravenna. In 'The Inferno'. Dante makes his way, with Virgil, through the different levels of hell, passing famous people of the day, in Florence politics, on the way, as well as mythical figures, classical figures and a variety of sinners of all types. Of course the beauty is in both the satirical description and the power of the fear and depths of horror that face those who spent their lives in carefree abandon. Dante recognises people along the way, and of course, it is an intense...more |
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The Divine Comedy - Dante Alghieri: Hell hath no fury.. (675 words)
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Dante's Opus is a masterpiece without any doubt. Consisting of three parts, the most famous, Inferno, followed by Purgatory and Paradise, it follows the journey of the narrator character (Dante himself) from the dark woods through which he is travelling, where he meets his guide, Virgil, through to the deepest plumes of the circles of Hell, through Purgatory and to the highest reaches of heaven, ending with his gazing at the face of god (oops, sorry, I've given away the ending). Each of the three books has a different character, I know the Inferno best, and have read it a number of times, in different translations and even (although this is a bit ... Read the complete review
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