Inferno
Inferno
by Dante Alighieri

Inferno Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory

Sometimes, there’s more to Lit than meets the eye.

The Massive Allegory

Let’s face it, you can’t really discuss Hell and all its inhabitants without illuminating something about the society that produces such evildoers. So Dante’s personal crisis and...

The Three Beasts

The leopard, lion, and she-wolf that menace Dante in his quest to get to the sunlight all represent different types of sin. Traditional interpretations have parsed the leopard as a symbol of fraudu...
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