The document provides an overview of Dante's Divine Comedy and its place within the epic tradition. It discusses the work's structure including its division into the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso sections. Key details are provided on the poem's terza rima rhyme scheme, use of hendecasyllabic meter, and inclusion of allegorical and classical references. Background information is given on Dante the author and the political context of 14th century Florence.