Divine Comedy (Summarized Edition)

The Divine Comedy follows an exiled pilgrim through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, ordered by the sacred numerology of threes and nines. Cast in propulsive terza rima, it marries scriptural allegory, scholastic argument, and classical epic; Virgil and Beatrice guide a drama that is simultaneously theological summa and civic satire. Its gallery of historical and contemporary figures enacts a rigoro...