- Alighieri, Dante. The Divine Comedy: Inferno. unknown: unknown, unkn.
Divine Comedy-I: Inferno
by Dante Alighieri
Divine Comedy-I: Inferno Sources and ClassicNote Author
Best summary PDF, themes, and quotes. More books than SparkNotes.
Divine Comedy-I: Inferno Questions and Answers
The Question and Answer section for Divine Comedy-I: Inferno is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Dente's attitude to Florence is rather disdainful. He thinks Florence is a city of sinners though he has admired them for a lifetime.
Asked by
angelito s #1240895
Answered by
Aslan
Virgil, a Roman poet, wrote the Aeneid, which dealt in part with the adventures of Aeneas, who descended to the underworld. This may be why Dante chose to use him as a guide in his poem. The fictional Virgil is like an older, stronger, and wiser...
Asked by
Gerry B #1075290
Answered by
jill d #170087
Minos is a figure from Classical mythology: he was the son of Zeus and Europa. Hell is divided into seven circles, according to the seriousness of the sins. Thus the first, Limbo, is the least blame-worthy, and the second, where the lustful are...
Asked by
Nancy R #533995
Answered by
jill d #170087
