La Divina Comedia

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide; his ascent of Mount Purgatory and encounter with his dead love, Beatrice; and finally, his arrival in Heaven. Examining questions of faith, desire and enlightenment, the poem is a brilliantly nuanced and moving allegory of human redemption.Dante Alighieri was born in Florence in 1265 and belonged to a noble but impoverished family. His life was divided by political duties and poetry, the most of famous of which was inspired by his meeting with Bice Portinari, whom he called Beatrice,including La Vita Nuova and The Divine Comedy . He died in Ravenna in 1321.

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), poeta, filosofo y pensador politico italiano, ha sido considerado una de las figuras mas sobresalientes de la literatura universal. Estuvo involucrado en asuntos politicos en su natal Florencia, situacion que lo condeno al exilio. La Divina Comedia es su obra maestra.