Representing a 14th-century vision of the afterlife, the long narrative poem describes Dante's journey through the three realms of the dead: Inferno (hell), Purgatorio (purgatory), and Paradiso (heaven).Ĭrucially, Dante wrote the poem's 14,233 lines in the vernacular, opting for the Tuscan dialect which was accessible to the masses rather than the traditional Latin reserved for the most educated readers.ĭomenico di Michelino, Dante e il suo poema, 1465.
The texts of the Purgatorio and the Paradiso are also complete the notes and artwork for these canticles are still coming.By dropping Latin for the vernacular, Dante helped to establish the modern-day standardised Italian language.ĭante Alighieri is making news around the world, 700 years after his death, particularly in Italy where is a national icon.īorn in Florence in 1265, the mediaeval poet and philosopher would become known as the Father of the Italian language thanks to his epic work, The Divine Comedy.īut why exactly did La Divina Commedia make such an indelible impression on both literature and theology, and why is it so important seven centuries after it was written? The Inferno here is complete with the text, notes, and art for each Canto as of September 2022. The numerous artworks for each Canto of the poem are another way of celebrating Dante’s still-living genius and at the same time paying homage to centuries of artists who have added their vision to his so that the reader here can participate in the poet’s original vision and see how that vision inspired other artists during the last 700 years. This site is a work of love! In celebration of the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death in September of 2021, I created a new narrative version of Dante’s great poem accompanied by generous reader-friendly notes, commentary, and art designed to provide a rich and accessible experience of the poem particularly for students and the general reader.
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