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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Moods

challenging 67%
reflective 62%
adventurous 49%
dark 49%
mysterious 25%
informative 17%
inspiring 16%
emotional 15%
hopeful 12%
tense 8%
funny 6%
sad 5%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 21%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 35% | Character: 29% | A mix: 28% | N/A: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 36% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 35% | Yes: 18% | N/A: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 49% | Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 3%

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3.88

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