num_pages: 448
description: The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption. Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy. He died in Ravenna in 1321.
language: English
title: The Divine Comedy: The Vision of Dante
titlecomplete: The Divine Comedy: The Vision of Dante
characters: Attila the Hun, Roland, Saul (biblical king), Dante Alighieri, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Brutus, Marcus Junius, Lucifer, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Cerberus, Cleopatra, Dido of Carthage, Virgilio (Publius Vergilius Maro), Odysseus, Charon (mythology), Achilles, Julius Caesar (Roman emperor), Judas Iscariot, Francesca da Rimini, Mary (mother of Jesus), Trajan (emperor), Beatrice (Dante)
genres: Fiction, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Classic Literature, Fantasy, Italy, Italian Literature, Literature, Poetry
ratings_count: 146862
series: La Divina Commedia
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name: Премія імені Максима Рильського, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Prêmio Jabuti
category: Tradução, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Everymans Library