... thus he gave a conscious effort to stylise the Commedia to the Bible, furthermore, he greatly admired the classical poets such as Virgil and one can note immediately that Dante's idea of his epic journey was shaped from that of Virgil's in the "Aenied- The biblical content of this epic journey is highly potent, every canto of the inferno carries a range of diverse characters each with a function ... specific to the canto. Dante selects these characters from a variety of backgrounds ranging from Classical literature, mythology, historical figures and people ... of people living on throu...

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