The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso

La Divina Commedia #1-3

Dante Alighieri with Robin Kirkpatrick (Translator)

752 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)

fiction classics poetry challenging dark reflective slow-paced
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Translated in this edition by Allen Mandelbaum, The Divine Comedy begins in a shadowed forest on Good Friday in the year 1300. It proceeds on a journey that, in its intense recreation of the depths and the heights of human experience, has become t...

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Community Reviews

3.89
based on 10,992 reviews

Moods

challenging: 68%

reflective: 62%

dark: 50%

adventurous: 47%

mysterious: 26%

emotional: 19%

informative: 19%

inspiring: 18%

hopeful: 12%

tense: 11%

funny: 6%

sad: 6%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
21% of readers chose medium
72% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

32% of readers chose Plot
32% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
7% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

38% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
11% of readers chose Complicated
46% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

52% of readers chose Yes
21% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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