The Divine Comedy: the Visions of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise

The Divine Comedy is widely considered as one of the most significant epic poems of the Middle Ages and the greatestiterary work in Italian. Dante established theiterature of Italy which provided inspiration for thearger body of western art anditerature. This classic narrative poem has stood the test of time to give visions of the souls in Hell, Purgatory and Paradise through which the spiritual journey of aifetime is represented. Throwingight on the more fundamental questions ofife through the plot, Dante initiates the thought about morality, fall of mankind, sin and redemption while surfacing internal demons within a tense political atmosphere. No other poet’s work has been able to come close to the pedestal Dante has reached due to this work. It is about enlightening, awakening and placing the reader in spaces which force intellectual engagement.