#11 in Poetry
Inferno
- 307
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Inferno is the first part of Italian poet Dante Alighieri's epic poem Divine Comedy. The allegory describes Dante's journey through the depths of Hell. He is led by the Roman poet Virgil down into the nine circles of Hell, each of which holds and punishes progressively worse sinners. From the First Circle, where unbaptized souls live in peaceful limbo, down to the Ninth Circle, where Satan is trapped in ice, Dante sees firsthand the consequence of unrepentantly sinning against God. Dante published his narrative poem between 1308 and 1321. This version is taken from an 1892 English edition, featuring British author Rev. H. F. Cary's blank verse translation and woodcut illustrations by French artist Gustave Doré.
Reading order · The Divine Comedy
Full order & progress →- InfernoThis book
8.08.0 / 10 - PurgatorioPurgatorio–Not ranked yet
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 393 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Poetry average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 24 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 369 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is Inferno?
It has 307 pages — longer than 82% of the ranked books in Poetry.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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