Dante's Inferno

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This guide provides some of the most salient aspects of the text before you begin teaching Dante’s Inferno, the first part of his epic poem, The Divine Comedy. Teaching this text to your class will give them unique insight into the medieval Catholic worldview as well as Dante’s profoundly influential vision of human life.

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