I have never read this book, but it sounds intriguing. You have to remember when this was written as well, in the 14th century. As I was reading about it, I just realized that Dante Alighieri is the name of the ship that my grandfather came to the US in, in 1923.

"The Divine Comedy" - why was it called a "comedy?"
Dante composed his story in the format of an epic poem and referred to it as a ''comedy.'' The ancient Greek concept of a comedy was a narrative with the opposite trajectory of a tragedy; instead of ending in death or downfall, it ends with a person's triumph, elevation, or some other positive outcome...He was a philosopher and theologist involved with religion and political issues in medieval Florence, his hometown. He started writing The Divine Comedy in 1308, and finished it in 1321.
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