The Divine Comedy
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Main Ideas
- The soul's journey through the afterlife to recognize sins and achieve purification
- Dante's structure of the afterlife is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso
- The idea of divine justice, where everyone receives their due
- Critique of societal and ecclesiastical vices and morals of the author's time
- The ultimate achievement of man is the contemplation of God and the universal harmony of the soul with divine love
- The journey as a metaphor for spiritual quest and self-discovery
Date of publication: 14 May 2024
Last updated: 7 July 2024
———The Divine Comedy
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Genre: Classical literature