... of Dante Alighieri's epic poem Divine Comedy, also known as Inferno, tells about the spiritual pilgrimage of Dante from Hell to Purgatory (Fiero 148). The Roman poet Virgil, who guides Dante through hell, acts as the symbol of reason and studies the varieties of human sin (Sayre 441). As a matter of fact, the Inferno serves as criticism of ... the errors of independence and self-righteousness. The poets left the company of the four great poets to a dark road that lies ahead of them (Alighieri III. 148-150). The poets Dante and Virgil leave the first circle of hell and enter the circle of...

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