Die Göttliche Komödie
Die Göttliche Komödie, written by Dante Alighieri in the 14th century, is an epic poem divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. It narrates Dante's allegorical journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, exploring themes of sin, redemption, and the quest for divine truth. The poem begins with Dante lost in a dark forest, symbolizing confusion and sin, and is guided by the Roman poet Virgil. This work is notable for its profound influence on Western literature and its exploration of the human soul's moral journey.
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“All hope abandon, ye who enter here.””
— Dante Alighieri
“The more a thing is perfect, the more it feels pleasure and pain.””
— Dante Alighieri
“L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle.””
— Dante Alighieri
“The devil is not as black as he is painted.””
— Dante Alighieri
“Through me you pass into the city of woe:Through me you pass into eternal pain:Through me among the people lost for aye.Justice the founder of my fabric moved:To rear me was the task of power divine,Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.Before me things create were none, save thingsEternal, and eternal I shall endure.All hope abandon, ye who enter here.””
— Dante Alighieri
“Consider your origin. You were not formed to live like brutes but to follow virtue and knowledge.””
— Dante Alighieri
“O human race, born to fly upward, wherefore at a little wind dost thou so fall?””
— Dante Alighieri
“Into the eternal darkness, into fire and into ice. ””
— Dante Alighieri
“The man who lies asleep will never waken fame, and his desire and all his life drift past him like a dream, and the traces of his memory fade from time like smoke in air, or ripples on a stream.””
— Dante Alighieri
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