The Divine Comedy

A collected work of Dante's Divine Comedy where the main protagonist goes through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven describing what he sees and discovers in the three realms of the afterlife. This epic poem has shaped the thinking of many writers and theologians for many years and its impact and importance is being still felt today.

About the author

Dante Alighieri was born in 1265. Considered Italy's greatest poet, he is the author The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso. Politically active in Florence, he was banished to Italy in 1302. In 1274, he met the love of his life, Beatrice, whom he immortalized in La Vita Nuova (1292) and The Divine Comedy. He died in 1321.

Product details

• Authors: Dante Alighieri
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9781329957442
• ISBN: 978-1-329-95744-2
• No. of pages: 244
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 402 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > History