In this epic with more than 14,000 lines, Dante resolutely opposed obscurantism in the Middle Ages, expressed his persistent pursuit of truth, and had a far-reaching impact on the poetry creation of later generations in Europe.
The Divine Comedy was originally called Comedy, and Boccaccio named this work "Sacred" in Dante's Biography to show his reverence for the poet. The later version was named "Holy Comedy". Chinese translation is usually called divine comedy.
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Divine Comedy is a work full of metaphors and symbols, but also full of distinct reality and tendency.
Dante told Beatrice through his conversation that his main purpose in writing The Divine Comedy was to "benefit the evil society", that is to say, although the Divine Comedy adopted a unique form of medieval fantasy literature, its meaning and symbol often caused a lot of controversy in interpretation;
However, its ideological connotation is extremely clear, that is, reflecting the reality, enlightening people, letting the world experience the test, getting rid of mistakes, achieving goodness and truth, freeing Italy from suffering, bringing order out of chaos, and finding the road to political and moral revival.