The Divine Comedy

Title: The Divine Comedy
Author: Dante Alighieri
Written: 1308-1321
Translator: Michael Palma (2025)
Pages: 585
Structure: 3 “books”, each consisting of 33 or 34 “cantos”, each about 160 lines long

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Dante’s “Divine Comedy” was one of the most difficult books I have read, but worth the effort.

It’s a 14th century account of one man’s descent to the depths of Hell, and his upward rise to the heights of heaven.

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