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Dante

Inferno is the first part of the Italian writer Dante Alighieri's 14th-century narrative poem The Divine Comedy, followed by Purgatorio and Paradiso. The Inferno describes the journey of a fictionalised version of Dante himself through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil. In the poem, Hell is depicted as nine concentric circles of torment located within the Earth; it is the "realm of those who have...

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The Inferno describes the journey of a fictionalised version of Dante himself through Hell, guided by the ancient Roman poet Virgil.
The Idler magazine's in-house philosopher drops into the Book Bag to discuss his innovative book on Dante.
Mark Vernon explains how The Divine Comedy is a living text, a map of the psyche and an essential guide on the spiritual journey.

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