Divine Comedy: Inferno

✍ Scribed by James L. Roberts, Nikki Moustaki

• Publisher: Cliffs Notes
• Year: 2001
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 132
• Series: Cliffs Notes
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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CliffsNotes on Divine Comedy: Inferno takes you deep inside Dante's vision of Hell, the first installment in his three-poem epic.

Following the spiritual journey of Dante and his guide Virgil, this expert study companion provides summaries, commentaries, and glossaries related to each canto within the poem. Other features that help you figure out this important work include

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✦ Table of Contents

Dante’s
Divine Comedy:
Inferno......Page 1
A Note to the Reader......Page 2
Table of Contents......Page 5
How to Use This Book......Page 8
Life and Background of the Poet......Page 10
Background of the Poem......Page 11
Introduction to the Poem......Page 13
The Punishments......Page 14
The Structure of the Poem......Page 15
A Brief Synopsis......Page 16
List of Characters......Page 19
Map of Hell......Page 23
HELL......Page 24
Critical Commentaries......Page 25
Summary......Page 26
Commentary......Page 27
Glossary......Page 28
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Summary......Page 100
Commentary......Page 102
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Commentary......Page 106
Glossary......Page 107
Dante......Page 109
Virgil......Page 110
The Beginning and the Ending: Francesca and Ugolino......Page 112
Dante the Poet and Dante the Pilgrim......Page 114
Q&A......Page 117
Identify the Quote......Page 118
Practice Projects......Page 119
Critical Works About Dante and the Poem......Page 120
Other Important Works By Dante......Page 121
Send Us Your Favorite Tips......Page 122
Index......Page 123