Dante journeys through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise in this medieval epic poem depicting sin, punishment, redemption, and divine order.
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Dante journeys through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise in this medieval epic poem depicting sin, punishment, redemption, and divine order.
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A new edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's classic verse translation of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, including all three volumes of Dante's classic trilogy: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Divine Comedy (or Divina Commedia) is an epic-length narrative poem, written between 1308 and 1320 in the vernacular Tuscan of the era, that is widely considered to be the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and a foundational work of the literary canon. The poem traces the narrator's jour...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Occasional references to lust and sexual sins with some graphic punishments depicted.
Violence & gore
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Graphic torture, dismemberment, and bodily punishments throughout Inferno.
Profanity
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Mild archaic language; no modern profanity.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Same-sex acts shown as sins punished in Hell.
Religious content
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Central Catholic theology, saints, judgment, and afterlife structure.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft present.
Occult / demonology
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Demons, devils, and infernal hierarchy feature prominently in Hell.
Political content
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Commentary on contemporary Florentine politics and Church corruption.
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicides punished in a dedicated circle of Hell with graphic imagery.
Abuse & suffering
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Extensive depictions of torment, confinement, and eternal suffering.
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