Jumalainen näytelmä: Helvetti

Translated by Eino Leino

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"Jumalainen näytelmä: Helvetti" by Dante Alighieri is a narrative poem written in the 14th century. It follows a fictionalized Dante as he journeys through Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles descending toward Earth's center, where souls suffer eternal punishments perfectly fitted to their sins. Each circle represents increasingly wicked transgressions, from the uncommitted who took no moral stance in life to the most treacherous sinners imprisoned with Satan himself. The poem serves as an allegory for the soul's recognition and rejection of sin.

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