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| To the City of Florence |
| To God |
| To Meet with Pope John XXII in Avignon |
| To Meet Fellow Scholars |
Your answer was: To God. |
Answer: The poem, The Divine Comedy, is about a journey of Dante Alighieri himself, towards God. It has three parts: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory) and Paradiso (Heaven). The purpose of Dante’s Divine Comedy was to show people the horrors their souls would go through if they did not obey God's laws and did not live their lives righteously. Dante started writing The Divine Comedy in 1308 and finished it in 1321. Dante is the protagonist and main character of all three parts of the poem. His journey is an autobiographical portrayal where he includes many of his enemies and historical figures of the past to all intervene in a complicated world of Heaven and Hell. 'Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso — Made Easy' by Theresa P on EssayPro.com. (This is an excellent 'easy to read' summary of the poem 'The Divine Comedy'.) CLICK HERE to view the article by James C Hamilton, 'Dante: Italy's Greatest Poet and the Divine Comedy' Vatican Notes Volume: 65; Issue: 374; Page: 30-37; 2017 
Dante In Hell Foot of Purgatory In Paradise 410-413 (1965) |
