The Divine Comedy

:This article is about the epic poem; see also derivative works below.

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The Divine Comedy (in Italian "Comedia" or "Commedia", later christened "Divina" by Giovanni Boccaccio), written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and one of the greatest of world literature. Its influence is so great that it affects the Western Christian view of the afterlife to this day.

Related Topics:
Italian - Giovanni Boccaccio - Dante Alighieri - 1308 - 1321 - Epic poem - Italian literature - Western Christian - Afterlife

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