The Divine Comedy
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The Divine Comedy – Parts 2 & 3: Purgatorio and Paradiso
Previously: Part 1: Inferno Purgatorio And of that second kingdom will I singWherein the human spirit doth purge itself,And to ascend to heaven becometh worthy After enduring the nine circles of Hell, Dante and Virgil finally make it out of the underworld and back to the surface of the earth. Under a starlit sky, they Continue reading
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The Divine Comedy – Part 1: Inferno
Dante, lost in a dark forest, is overcome by feelings of fear and loneliness, until he is met by the spirit of Virgil, the Roman poet and author of the Aeneid. Virgil was sent by Beatrice, Dante’s deceased childhood sweetheart, to come to his aid and help him back into the way of light and Continue reading
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