# The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 07

By Dante Alighieri.

"The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 07" by Dante Alighieri is a narrative poem begun around 1308 and completed around 1321. This masterwork of Italian literature presents an imaginative vision of the afterlife through three realms: Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Dante journeys through these domains guided by the poet Virgil and his idealized love Beatrice, encountering souls receiving divine justice for their earthly actions. The poem allegorically represents the soul's journey toward God through recognition of sin, penitence, and spiritual ascent. (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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