The document summarizes Dante's Divine Comedy, an epic poem describing his journey through hell (Inferno), purgatory (Purgatorio), and heaven (Paradiso). It is composed of three canticles, or sections, with Inferno depicting nine circles of the damned based on their sins. Purgatorio describes seven terraces where souls purge themselves of sins like pride, envy, and lust before reaching paradise. The poem is considered one of the greatest works of Christian literature.

1. The world of Inferno and Purgatorio

2. Divine Comedy This is a narrative poem about Dante’s journey through hell, purgatory, and heaven that would lead to his spiritual transformation. This is considered as one of the most celebrated Christian literary pieces.

3. Divine Comedy Three Canticas: Inferno (hell) Purgatorio (purgatory) Paradiso (heaven) Each cantica is subdivided by smaller collection of lines called ‘canto’.

4. Characters

5. INFERNO

6. The Circles of INFERNO GOOD PAGANS AND UNBAPTIZED LUST GLUTTONY SQUANDERS AND GREEDY WRATHFUL AND SLOTHFUL HERETICS VIOLENT FRAUD TRAITOR

12. PURGATORIO

13. The terraces of PURGATORIO LATE-REPENTANT PROUD ENVIOUS WRATHFUL SLOTHFUL AVARICIOUS GLUTTONOUS LUSTFUL

14. ANTE-PURGATORY

15. FIRST TERRACE

16. SECOND TERRACE

17. THIRD TERRACE

18. FOURTH TERRACE

20. FIFTH TERRACE

21. SIXTH TERRACE

22. SEVENTH TERRACE