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by Dante Alighieri
Epic Poetry Philosophical Fiction Allegory Sin and Redemption The Nature of Justice The Journey of the Soul Contrapasso The Power of Divine Love
Dante's Inferno is the first part of the book The Divine Comedy written by Dante Alighieri. The book tells us about Dante's vision of the damned souls in hell, their punishments and how this place is structured
In Dante's Inferno everything refers to the number three: the book is divided into three Cantos. In turn, each Canto is divided into triplets and the condemned are divided into three categories in different sections of the underground cavity.
The order of the sentence of each convict depends on Aristotle's Ethics and establishes different categories of evil in the use of reason. The damned are punished through the opposite of their sins or through an analogy of them.
On the first level are the sinners closest to God: gluttons, lustful, greedy and ungodly. On a second level would be the violent, with a greater use of reason than the first but blinded by passion, and on the third and final level are the traitors and fraudsters who knowingly committed evil.
All the sinners in Hell share the feeling of God as the greatest punishment. The greater the sin, the smaller the physical space in which the souls inhabit.
For this digital edition of the book Dante's Inferno we have used the translation of Cary, Henry Francis, (1772-1844).
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WHY READ DANTE'S INFERNO IN 2025?
718 years later, still timelyPart travel poem, part moral map, "Inferno" guides you through a city of consequences. Tercets move with clean momentum while images fix in memory—winds, ice, stone. You don't need to agree with every line to use the structure: what do we value, whom do we harm, and where does habit lead if left unchecked.
In a noisy year, the poem offers disciplined attention. Its architecture turns outrage into inquiry: categories, causes, proportionality. Read with notes or a good translation and treat it as a framework for examining modern habits. A guided walk through conscience, not a lecture.
Architecture of meaning
Circles, gates, and bridges organize questions about choice and consequence. The map teaches as it moves.
Voices in conversation
Classical and medieval references layer the journey. Context deepens, even when you disagree.
Justice examined
Punishments mirror acts. Proportionality and responsibility stay central to the reading.
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