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Section Summaries Chart. Section. Summary. Canto 1. Thirty-five-year-old Dante finds himself in a dense, dark forest, unsure of how he arrived there except that he had "aba... Read More. Canto 2. It is now evening. Dante calls upon the Muses to help him remember and express what he has seen.
Inferno opens on the evening of Good Friday in the year 1300. Traveling through a dark wood, Dante Alighieri has lost his path and now wanders fearfully through the forest. The sun shines down on a mountain above him, and he attempts to climb up to it but finds his way blocked by three beasts—a leopard, a lion, and a she-wolf.
In the prologue of the novel, a person runs away from his pursuers and rushes to the highest tower of Florence. Before his death, he thinks about his gift to mankind - Inferno. The Professor of History of Culture, an expert in symbols named Robert Langdon wakes up in an unknown hospital.
Hell in Dante’s Inferno is a series of concentric rings—“small and smaller / as you go down”—and sinners are placed in particular rings based on the kinds of sin they committed. The upper rings contain sinners guilty of a lack of control in relation to things such as sex, food, and money. Deeper rings contain sinners guilty of ...
Inferno (2013) by Dan Brown takes readers on a thrilling journey through Europe's art and history, chasing hidden clues to save humanity from a deadly threat. Here's why this book is worth reading: With its intriguing mix of mystery, art, and science, the story keeps readers hooked, constantly guessing what comes next.
Dante ’s Inferno is the story of his (imagined) voyage through Hell, guided by the poet Virgil, with the purpose of comprehending and rejecting human vice in order to draw closer to God. The story is highly symbolic. As Dante witnesses the bodily punishment experienced by the sinners and encounters various monsters who inhabit Hell, he learns ...
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Summary. Analysis. Virgil informs Dante that they are now approaching Lucifer, once the fairest of angels before he rebelled against God. As they walk along, Dante sees souls whose entire bodies are frozen within the ice he and Virgil walk upon. The two poets come to where Lucifer is and Virgil shows him to Dante.
