Dante’s The Divine Comedy is one of the greatest works of world literature—a vivid journey through hell, up the mountain of purgatory, and through the revolving heavens into the presence of God. This epic poem is a masterful allegory, portraying a human soul painfully struggling from sin through purification to the Beatific Vision using the symbolism of the stages and experiences of this journey.
The Harvard Classics
Journey through “Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf.” This massive collection, designed to provide the elements of a liberal education, was compiled by distinguished Harvard University president Charles Eliot in the early 1900s. Packed with the essential works of the Western classical tradition, the Harvard Classics collection remains one of the most comprehensive and well-researched anthologies of all time—a must-have library for students and lovers of the classics.
