Dante wrote in the Italian language of the time (the vernacular) rather than ancient [[Latin]]. Dante described the path of a soul to salvation in "[[The Divine Comedy]]," in which Dante travels through [[Hell]] ([[Inferno]]), [[Purgatory]] ([[Purgatorio]]), and [[Heaven]] ([[Paradiso]]). In this journey, Dante is first guided by the Roman epic poet [[Virgil]], and then he is later guided by woman he loved as a youth, named Beatrice, who had died young. | Dante wrote in the Italian language of the time (the vernacular) rather than ancient [[Latin]]. Dante described the path of a soul to salvation in "[[The Divine Comedy]]," in which Dante travels through [[Hell]] ([[Inferno]]), [[Purgatory]] ([[Purgatorio]]), and [[Heaven]] ([[Paradiso]]). In this journey, Dante is first guided by the Roman epic poet [[Virgil]], and then he is later guided by woman he loved as a youth, named Beatrice, who had died young. |