The Divine Comedy (3 volumes)

Author: Dante Huang Wenjie
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: The Divine Comedy, a long epic poem by the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri in the 14th century, consists of 100 cantos divided into "Inferno," "Purgatorio," and "Paradiso." Through describing his dreamlike journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, the author exposes various flaws and evils in real life, particularly the corruption and decline of the Church, and expresses his reflections on life, his concern for the fate of Italy and the Italian nation, as well as his confidence in pursuing truth and the "summum bonum."