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The '''''Inferno''''' is the first of the three cantiche (books) in [[Dante]]'s poetic work, ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', about his terrifying trip to [[Hell]] ('Inferno' is the Italian word for 'Hell').  The inscription at Hell's entrance reads, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

The '''''Inferno''''' is the first of the three cantiche (books) in [[Dante]]'s poetic work, ''[[The Divine Comedy]]'', about his terrifying trip to [[Hell]] ('Inferno' is the Italian word for 'Hell').  The inscription at Hell's entrance reads, "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."

''The Divine Comedy'' was famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose literal interpretations of the punishments [[sin|sinners]] suffer in Hell are truly horrifying. The ''Inferno'' draws heavily on both classical (including [[mythology|mythological]]) and [[Bible|biblical]] sources.

''The Divine Comedy'' was famously illustrated by Gustave Doré, whose literal interpretations of the punishments [[sin|sinners]] suffer in [[Hell]] are truly horrifying. The ''Inferno'' draws heavily on both classical (including [[mythology|mythological]]) and [[Bible|biblical]] sources.

The renowned poet [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] did the first [[American]] translation of ''Dante's Inferno'', in 1867.

The renowned poet [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]] did the first [[American]] translation of ''Dante's Inferno'', in 1867.