Dante Alighieri, as all great writers of the Middle Ages, was the heir of the Greek, Roman, and Christian worlds. How does the Divina Commedia exemplify this? As Virgil leads Dante through the depths of Hell in Inferno, the reader is immediately made aware of some of the fears Dante has. Walking with his mentor, Dante can only recollect two men who have ever traveled to the place where he is headed. Dante stresses to …
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…concepts, people, and events into Inferno both indirectly and at times blatantly are all reasons why he can be spoken of as heir to the Greek, Roman, and Christian worlds. This high honor is the reason why he was so capable to tackle such a difficult task, traveling through the depths of the Christian Hell and reporting all of what he sees and is exemplified in the Divina Commedia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Divina Commedia, Dante Alighieri