Dante Alighieri wrote medieval Italian poetry and prose, best known for The Divine Comedy. The poem follows Dante as a fictional traveller through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and later by Beatrice. Inferno organises punishment according to different forms of sin, Purgatorio turns towards repentance and moral change, and Paradiso becomes increasingly theological and philosophical as the journey approaches God. The work combines Christian doctrine, classical mythology, Italian politics and sharply personal portraits of historical figures. Dante's language is formal and symbolic, and modern readers often rely on notes to follow its political and theological references. His work fits medieval literature, epic poetry and Christian allegory. Read more Less
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