Analyzing the Content of Medieval and Renaissance Poetry - CLEP Humanities

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The medieval work that followed its author's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven is                     .

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The Divine Comedy tells the story of its author, Dante, traveling through the different realms of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven, all to find what happened to his deceased lover, Beatrice. The work is divided into three separate sections between Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio (Purgatory), and Paradiso (Heaven). The whole work is an allegory for the soul's journey to God, as expressed in Medieval Catholic theology.

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