num_pages: 626
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
titlecomplete: The Divine Comedy
characters: Trajan (emperor), Virgilio (Publius Vergilius Maro), Odysseus, Roland, Beatrice (Dante), Saul (biblical king), Mary (mother of Jesus), Dido of Carthage, Attila the Hun, Lucifer, Francesca da Rimini, Cerberus, Charon (mythology), Gaius Cassius Longinus, Brutus, Marcus Junius, Julius Caesar (Roman emperor), Dante Alighieri, Cleopatra, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Judas Iscariot, Achilles
genres: Fiction, Religion, Italy, Poetry, Philosophy, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Fantasy, Italian Literature
ratings_count: 146846
series: La Divina Commedia
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name: Deutsch-Italienischer Übersetzerpreis, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Премія імені Максима Рильського, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: Prêmio Jabuti
category: Tradução, awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Premi Crítica Serra d'Or de Traducció
publisher: Vintage