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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno

by Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)

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  • 46 chapters
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"The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno" by Dante Alighieri is a narrative poem written in the 14th century. A fictionalized Dante finds himself lost in a dark forest, blocked by three threatening beasts. The Roman poet Virgil arrives to guide him on an extraordinary journey through Hell's nine concentric circles. Each circle punishes sinners in ways that mirror their earthly crimes. As they descend deeper into this realm of torment, Dante must confront the recognition and rejection of sin itself.

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  • Hell
  • Epic poetry, Italian · Translations into English
  • Italian poetry · To 1400 · Translations into English

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Canto VII

The Slumber—the Wood—the Hill—the three Beasts—Virgil—the
Veltro or Greyhound, 1

Dante's misgivings—Virgil's account of how he was induced to
come to his help—the three Heavenly Ladies—the beginning of
the Journey, 9

The Gate of Inferno—the Vestibule of the Caitiffs—the Great
Refusal—Acheron—Charon—the Earthquake—the Slumber of Dante, 17

The First Circle, which is the Limbo of the Unbaptized and of
the Virtuous Heathen—the Great Poets—the Noble Castle—the
Sages and Worthies of the ancient world, 24

The Second Circle, which is that of Carnal Sinners—Minos—the
Tempest—The Troop of those who died because of their Love—
Francesca da Rimini—Dante's Swoon, 32

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Contents

Show all 46 chapters
  1. Preface
  2. Canto VII
  3. Canto IX
  4. Canto XIII
  5. Canto XIV
  6. Canto XVIII
  7. Canto XX
  8. Canto XXI
  9. Canto XXIX
  10. Canto XXXI
  11. Canto XXXII
  12. Canto XXXIV
  13. Canto I
  14. Canto II
  15. Canto III
  16. Canto IV
  17. Canto V
  18. Canto VI
  19. Canto VII
  20. Canto VIII
  21. Canto IX
  22. Canto X
  23. Canto XI
  24. Canto XII
  25. Canto XIII
  26. Canto XIV
  27. Canto XV
  28. Canto XVI
  29. Canto XVII
  30. Canto XVIII
  31. Canto XIX
  32. Canto XX
  33. Canto XXI
  34. Canto XXII
  35. Canto XXIII
  36. Canto XXIV
  37. Canto XXV
  38. Canto XXVI
  39. Canto XXVII
  40. Canto XXVIII
  41. Canto XXIX
  42. Canto XXX
  43. Canto XXXI
  44. Canto XXXII
  45. Canto XXXIII
  46. Canto XXXIV

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This free edition of The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri: The Inferno by Dante Alighieri comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #41537, released 2012-12-02. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Poetry, Classics of Literature.

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