Essays on Hell

Dante Alighieri the poet was well known for writing his three-part poem “The Divine Comedy”. Dante dedicated 12 years of his life to the poem which he began in the year 1308 and finished in 1320. In the first part of the poem Dante wrote...

There are many religions that believe that there is an afterlife. After they die, they either go to heaven or hell. In the first book of The Divine Comedy, Inferno, written by Dante Alighieri, Dante believes that there are nine circles of hell. You will...

Throughout Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy, we see frequent inclusion of and reference to pagan and sinful cultural figures. From mythological beasts to great poets, such icons fill this primarily Christian text. In many ways, a parallel can be drawn between their inclusion and the...

The belief in the existence of an afterlife can be dated back to the beginnings of recorded history. It has been extremely common for cultures around the world to believe in some kind of life or existence after death. It was also common for the...