Dante's: Inferno

Dante, lost in a "dark wood" at age 35, is prevented from ascending a sunlit mountain by three beasts (a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf). The spirit of Virgil appears to guide him through Hell and Purgatory as the only path to salvation. The Nine Circles of Hell

The poem is an allegory representing the journey of the soul toward God. It is composed in terza rima , a three-line rhyme scheme Dante pioneered. Dante's Inferno

Hell is structured as a funnel-shaped pit reaching the center of the Earth, formed by the fall of Lucifer. Sinners are punished according to the nature of their crimes, with the severity increasing as the poets descend. Dante, lost in a "dark wood" at age

Dante Alighieri (c. 1265–1321), often called the "father of the Italian language". It is composed in terza rima , a

This report summarizes , the first part of Dante Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem, The Divine Comedy . It details Dante’s allegorical journey through the nine circles of Hell, guided by the Roman poet Virgil. Overview