Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
Language: English
Published in: 1306
Translator: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Word count: 111,060 words (≈ about 7 hours)
Source: http://en.wikisource.org
Copyright: Public Domain
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