Middle AgesDante and Chaucer

Dante: Inferno

Lost in a dark wood, Dante follows Virgil down through the circles of Hell, where each wrong has its fitting place.

✎ Being written
Volume
19 of the 1990 set
Author
Dante Alighieri (1265–1321)
Work
The Divine Comedy: Inferno c. 1308–1314

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A note for parents: Dante's punishments are grim; young readers can follow the journey through a retelling.

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