On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. Dante's journey through the three realms of the dead, lasting from the night before Good Friday to the Wednesday after Easter in the spring of 1300. The Roman poet Virgil guides him through Hell and Purgatory; Beatrice, Dante's ideal woman, guides him through Heaven. This translation by Henry Wadworth Longfellow was the first translation by an American.
- ISBN10 1419159941
- ISBN13 9781419159947
- Publish Date 1 June 2004
- Publish Status Unknown
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Kessinger Publishing Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 576
- Language English