# The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 03

By Dante Alighieri.

"The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 03" by Dante Alighieri is a narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321. This epic work follows Dante's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, exploring the soul's condition after death. Guided by the Roman poet Virgil through the underworld's nine circles, Dante encounters divine justice as sinners receive punishments fitting their earthly transgressions. The poem represents the soul's allegorical journey toward God, blending medieval Catholic theology with vivid imaginative vision of the afterlife. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Illustrator: Gustave Doré
- Translator: Henry Francis Cary
- Subjects: Hell -- Poetry; Epic poetry, Italian -- Translations into English; Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- Translations into English

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