THROUGH me the way is to the city dolent; Through me the way is to eternal dole; Through me the way among the people lost. Justice...

La Porte de l'Enfer (The Gates of Hell) by Auguste Rodin situated at the Kunsthaus in Zürich. Taken by Roland Zh. Wikipedia Canto III...

DAY was departing, and the embrowned air Released the animals that are on earth From their fatigues; and I the only one Made myself ready...

In this canto, Dante reveals deep hesitation about continuing his journey. Despite Virgilio’s prior assurance that he would serve as...

The Map of Hell, Boticelli. The poem opens with the famous line: “Midway upon the journey of our life.”  For centuries, literature has...

INTRODUCTION  Dante’s Divine Comedy famously starts with the line “Midway upon the journey of our life”, the signature quote that we...