He is best known for the monumental epic poem la commedia, later named la divina commedia (the divine comedy). 1319) where he descends through hell, climbs purgatory, and arrives at the illumination of paradise. Italian poet and scholar dante alighieri is best known for his masterpiece la commedia (known in english as the divine comedy), which is universally considered one of world literature’s greatest poems. Dante was a medieval italian poet and philosopher whose poetic trilogy, 'the divine comedy,' made an indelible impression on both literature and theology. Dante’s engagement with philosophy cannot be studied apart from his vocation as a poet, in which capacity he sought to raise the level of public discourse by educating his countrymen and inspiring them to pursue happiness in the contemplative life. Click on regions within each realm (circles of hell, terraces of purgatory, spheres of paradise) to open new pages featuring people and creatures whom the character dante meets during his journey
Dante's inferno, widely hailed as one of the great classics of western literature, details dante's journey through the nine circles of hell The voyage begins during easter week in the year 1300, the descent through hell starting on good friday. Dante gazes at mount purgatory in an allegorical portrait by agnolo bronzino, painted c An initial canto, serving as an introduction to the poem and generally.
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