The historic importance of Inferno, by Dante Alighieri 2 Articles

by John Devera

The Divine Comedy, by Dante Alighieri is unutterably crucial to the development of literature and theological thinking. Dante was greatly influenced in his writing by Medieval metaphysics and political events. Even so, I...read more

by Janet Grischy

The Divine Comedy is considered the first and greatest masterpiece written in Italian. When Dante Alighieri's Inferno, the first part of the Commedia, was written, the Tuscan dialect Dante spoke was only one of many dialec...read more