Divine Comedy (collection of Translated Classics)
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"The Divine Comedy" adopts the form of fantasy literature popular in the Middle Ages, and describes a story about traveling through the three realms of hell, purgatory and heaven. There are three volumes of poems, namely "Hell", "Purgatory" and "Paradise", with thirty-three chapters in each volume, and a total of one hundred chapters including the preface. The poet described how he lost his way in a dark forest in the early morning before Easter in 1300. Leopards, lions and wolves, which symbolized lust, power and greed, blocked the way. At the critical moment, the ancient Roman poet Virgil appeared. He was entrusted by the woman Dante loved in his youth, Bidelice, to come to his aid. Virgil guided Dante through Hell, which punishes sinful souls, and through Purgatory, which accommodates repentant souls. Finally, Biedlitze guided him through the nine heavens that constitute heaven, and finally reached the presence of God. At this time, Dante realized that his thoughts were in harmony with God's thoughts, and the whole poem came to an abrupt end. When Dante traveled through hell and purgatory, many of the souls he encountered were famous figures in history or at that time. The lines of the poem are full of meaning and have strong theological and religious overtones.
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