The Divine Comedy (Commedia, Divine Comedy) is one of the four major European classical masterpieces. A long poem by the Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321 AD). Written from 1307 to 1321, this work reflects the achievements and some major issues in the field of medieval culture through the author's dialogues with various famous figures in hell, purgatory and heaven. It has an "encyclopedic" nature, from which it also We can vaguely glimpse the dawn of humanistic thought during the Renaissance.
Divine Comedy is one of the four great European classical works. It is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). The poem was written between 1307 and 1321, through the dialogues between the poet and the various renowned characters in Hell, Purgatory and Paradise, the work reflects the achievements in the field of medieval culture and some major issues; it has the nature of an “Encyclopedia”, from which the first sign of humanism in the Renaissance can be glimpsed .
In this epic of more than 14,000 lines, Dante firmly opposed the obscurantism of the Middle Ages, expressed his persistent pursuit of truth, and had a profound influence on the poetry creation of later generations in Europe. Influence. Dante Alighieri writes in the first person when he was 35 years old. Wandering into a dark forest (symbolizing sin). He tried his best to find a way out of the maze, and at dawn he came to the foot of a sunny hill.
In this epic poem of 14,233 lines, Dante is adamantly against the obscurantism of the middle ages and he expresses his thought of the persistent pursuit of truth; this has a far reaching impact on the poetic creativity of later European generations. The poem is written in the first person and Dante is thirty-five years old; he is lost in a dark wood (symbolizing sin), and desperately searching for a right way, he finally reaches at the foot of a hill full of sunlight.
But at this time, three beasts blocked the way, a she-wolf (symbolizing greed), a lion (symbolizing ambition), and a leopard (symbolizing pleasure). When he called for help, the soul of the ancient Roman poet Virgil appeared to him and said to him: "You cannot defeat these three beasts. I will show you another path." Lead him through hell and purgatory, and then hand him over to the soul of Beatrice, Dante Alighieri's unrequited love, and take him to travel to heaven until he meets God.
But he is assailed by three beasts, a she-wolf (symbolizing avarice), a lion (symbolizing ambition) and a leopard (symbolizing self-indulgence). When he is screaming for help, the soul of ancient Roman poet, Virgil tells him, "You cannot beat these three beasts; let me show you another way." He leads Dante through Hell, Purgatory, and then hands him over to the soul of Beatrice, an unrequited lover of Dante, and she guides him through the various structures of Heaven until Dante meets the Triune God.
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