The Inferno is more than just a fictional story about someone travelling through the universe. It is actually more like an autobiographical journey of life through its author, Dante Alighieri’s eyes. Written in the early 1300s by a disgruntled Dante living in exile, he literally describes a man who has been trapped, and must find a way to escape. Allegorically, he’s telling us about the terrible moment of crisis that occurs in each …showed first 75 words of 604 total…

…showed last 75 words of 604 total…ages. Dante uses many of the same gods and sacred beings that are contained in the bible. Overall, it is apparent that the Inferno is an extensive piece of history that describes much of what it was like in the Middle Ages. We also get a sense of how Dante was feeling at the time and how terrible humans can be to one another. Combined, these ideas make this a very intriguing piece of writing.