Dante Alighieri
La Divina Commedia

LA RECENSIONE

"Oh poet with no return, your spirit has flown into the air as you never did in life, the journey begins"

The Comedy, which later became Divine thanks to Boccaccio, is a continuous simile of the 14th-century society of that time. The writer's goal was to provide a religious, political, and social order to the sparse society of that time, and Dante was not only a skilled writer but primarily a sage with great knowledge in the scientific and humanistic field.

He was the first to understand the power of the vernacular language as a means of communication to the people to whom he wanted to convey his adventurous journey with his work.

Packed with mathematical symbolism, this work is divided into three parts called Canticles, which are divided into 33 verses called Cantos, the sum of which is 14,233 lines (1+4+2+3+3=13; 3+1=4).

In this reality, we notice the numerology that emerges, the 3 (the number of the Holy Trinity), which would actually be the Earth's axis of rotation tilted at 23° (note when the Pope gives the blessing, he always tilts his finger by 23°, but that is another discourse), the 7 (the days of the week), the 10 (the number of human fingers), everything is packed with symbolism that greatly appealed to the cultured men of those years.

Dante was primarily a great communicator, suffice it to say that this work is very relevant even today.

The work narrates the adventurous journey of Dante in the world of the afterlife divided into Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise where the writer's aim is precisely to reach Paradise.

He is helped by the great Virgil, a Latin poet whom Dante admired; they begin the journey in the dark lands of Hell where among monsters, damned souls, and filthy devils, Dante amidst various dangers is also able to philosophically reflect on the meaning of life.

Thanks to Virgil, Dante manages to pass through Hell unharmed, but unfortunately Virgil cannot pass beyond as he is not baptized and cannot finish the journey, but thanks to the help of Beatrice, Dante's inspiring muse, they continue the journey in this world of the afterlife.