As an epic journey to Hell and back, The Inferno clearly traces its ancestry, in part, to The Aeneid . As an "autobiographical" record of a spiritual struggle, it also has equally obvious roots in Augustine's Confessions . We come to this book, then, uniquely well-versed in its literary antecedents. Where do you see the influence of The Aeneid in Dante's poem? Of Confessions ? Your response should be at least 500 words in length 600 Max Use MLA format for any quotations or citations that you use to support your answer No plagirism .