Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete

"Divine Comedy, Longfellow's Translation, Complete" by Dante Alighieri is a grand poem from the 1300s that mixes a long, exciting story with deeper meanings. This poem has three main sections: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, each showing a different part of the afterlife. The story is about Dante, who gets lost in a scary forest, which stands for sin and confusion. He meets beasts that represent bad habits, and they won't let him pass. Then, he meets Virgil, a Roman poet, who guides him. Together, they travel through Hell (Inferno), where Dante sees what happens to people who sin and learns about fairness. This start to the story introduces big ideas about right and wrong, being saved, and trying to learn, which are important throughout the entire book.