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The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
1.0

I have listened to two different translations. I get the it should be a 5 for impact on culture. I also admit that the poetry part is lost in translation so that is probably a 5. Even with all of that this is just the 14th century version of the left behind, 90% fear mongering 10% political attacks. If historians and poets want to study it great but for the average person it is more likely to shrink you life and world view than expand it. Which I have to admit is the goal of all the religious writing I have encountered.