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In spite of our distance from medieval theology, the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri's (1265-1321) allegorical journey through hell, purgatory and paradise remains one of the essential books of mankind - about suffering bodies and human weakness, and about divine ecstasy
"As a singer of other-worldly horror and celestial beatitude alike, Dante has no equal. Yet, in spite of our distance from medieval theology, the Florentine poet's allegorical journey through hell, purgatory and paradise remains one of the essential books of mankind. At least fi…