Dantes Inferno A Journey Through Hell
The Inferno, the first part of the Divina Commedia, written around 1307 to 1314, is the masterpiece of Dante Alighieri. The story tells of a pilgrim Dante, not to be confused with the writer Dante, and his journey through hell to the base of the mountain of purgatory. Along the way, Dante accompanied by Virgil (human reason), meet many of Dante's political rivals and many mythological creatures and sinners from throughout history. In the end, the travelers climb down Satan's back, through the center of the earth and find themselves inside mount Purgatory. Dante develops many themes throughout the adventures of these travelers. The Inferno is a work that Dante used to express his ideas on God's divine justice. Because of this, Dante was one of the most popular poets in the world when he died in 1321. Dante develops this theme with skill unparalleled even today. In an essay by Friedrich Von Schelling, the Inferno is described as, "the most objectively terrible [part] in its subject matter, so it is the strongest in expression and the strictest in diction, sombre and full of dread in its very choice of words" (21). He even invented a new rhyme scheme, terza rima, to use throughout his epic work. Dante de
This is the true meaning of God's divine justice; people will reap what they sow. Again Dante skillfully develops the punishment of the sinners to reflect the divine justice that God shows his followers. Polly Vedder, Gale press, New York, 1997. David Simpson, translated by Elizabeth Rubenstien and David Simpson, Cambridge University Press, 1984, p 140-148. Through these torments a vision of the sins they committed is drawn by Dante. One of these ideas being that of God's divine justice. "Ancient Poets," in The Poet and the Politician and Other Essays, translated by Thomas Bergin and Sergio Pacifici, Southern Illinios University Press, 1964, p 46-108. These sinners were called by God but refused to answer that call and as a result God has denied them what they long for, to be closer to Him. He eloquently describes the sinners and their hell in vivid and imaginative language. As he progresses through hell Dante continually encounters people he knew from Florence and people from antiquity. Polly Vedder, Gale press, New York, 1997. These torments though, are what Dante believes God would impart on the lost souls, His divine justice coming to fruition.
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