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30 november 2004
Dante
Portrait of Dante. c.1495. by Alessandro Botticelli
Tempera on canvas. Private collection, Geneva, Switzerland.
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) wrote over 14.000 verses describing his visionary journey through the kingdoms of Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio) and Paradise (Paradiso), Divina Commedia. The epic is divided into 100 cantos: 34 for Hell and 33 each for Purgatory and Paradise. Dante is at first guided on his journey by the classical poet Virgil, but in Paradise he is led by his muse, Beatrice. During his journey Dante meets a large number of nameless people, and also famous personalities from the past and his own age. Every one of them has received the place he deserves as a result of the offences or merits of his life.
Posted by willy at 30 november 2004 20:56 to 44 - Poet | the Arts | Comments (0)