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The Divine Comedy is divided into three canticles: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Each canticle consists of thirty-three cantos, except the first which has thirty-four, thus the entire poem is made up of one-hundred cantos.

An epic poem written by Dante in the early fourteenth century, describing the author's journey through the afterlife. It has three parts, each of which is concerned with one of the three divisions of the world beyond: the Inferno (hell), the Purgatorio (purgatory), and the Paradiso (heaven).

The poem is called a "comedy" in the medieval-Aristotelian sense that it leads from misery to a state of happiness. Dante's salvation is "comic" in that it culminates in joy.

The purpose of Dante's Divine Comedy was to show people the horrors their souls would go through if they did not obey God's laws and did not live righteously. There is a lot of symbolism in connection with numbers throughout the novel.

The number three also relates to sin. The three main types of sin are incontinence, violence, and fraud. A final example of Dante's use of the number three is the specific lines of poetry Dante used for his epic work. He used a poetic form known as terza rima.

Paradiso Paradiso is the third and final part of Dante's Divine Comedy, following the Inferno and the Purgatorio. It is an allegory telling of Dante's journey through Heaven, guided by Beatrice, who symbolises theology.

As an allegory, the Divine Comedy represents the journey of the soul toward God, with the Inferno describing the recognition and rejection of sin.

Dante Alighieri presents his Divine Comedy as a dream-vision, investing considerable energy in establishing and alluding to its dates (starting Good Friday, 1300). Modern readers will therefore welcome a Jungian psychoanalytical approach, which can trace both instinctual and spiritual impulses in the human psyche.

The word "comedy" is derived from the Classical Greek κωμῳδία, which is a compound either of κῶμος (revel) or κώμη (village) and ᾠδή (singing): it is possible that κῶμος itself is derived from κώμη, and originally meant a village revel.

Allegorically, Dante's story represents not only his own life but also what Dante the poet perceived to be the universal Christian quest for God. As a result, Dante the character is rooted in the Everyman allegorical tradition: Dante's situation is meant to represent that of the whole human race.

The message of Dante's Divine Comedy is: Don't do anything Dante doesn't like, or he will assign you to one of the nine rings of hell, then carefully describe the torments he imagines for you!

Here are some of the prominent themes in "The Divine Comedy":

• Divine Justice: A central theme of the poem is the concept of divine justice.
• Sin and Redemption: Dante's journey through the realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven explores the consequences of sin and the potential for redemption.