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The Inferno………………
…..1
The
Purgatorio…………… ….65
The
Paradiso………………….129
Index…………………………188
Notes
to the Inferno………….323
Notes
to the Purgatorio………332
Notes
to the Paradiso………. ..343
Inferno Canto I:1-60 The Dark
Wood and the Hill
Inferno Canto I:61-99 Dante
meets Virgil
Inferno Canto I:100-111 The
salvation of Italy
Inferno Canto I:112-136
Virgil will be his guide through Hell6
Inferno Canto II:1-42 Dante’s
doubts as to his fitness for the journey
Inferno Canto II:43-93 Virgil
explains his mission:Beatrice
Inferno Canto II:94-120 The
Virgin sends Lucia to Beatrice
Inferno Canto II:121-142
Virgil strengthens Dante’s will
Inferno Canto III:1-21 The
Gate of Hell
Inferno Canto III:22-69 The
spiritually neutral
Inferno Canto III:58-69 Their
punishment
Inferno Canto III:70-99
Charon, the ferryman of the Acheron
Inferno Canto III:100-136 The
souls by the shore of Acheron
Inferno Canto IV:1-63 The
First Circle: Limbo:The Heathens
Inferno Canto IV:64-105 The
Great Poets
Inferno Canto IV:106-129 The
Heroes and Heroines
Inferno Canto IV:130-151 The
Philosophers and other great spirits
Inferno Canto V:1-51 The
Second Circle:Minos:The Carnal Sinners. 12
Inferno Canto V:52-72 Virgil
names the sinners
Inferno Canto V:70-142 Paolo
and Francesca
Inferno Canto VI:1-33 The
Third Circle: Cerberus: The Gluttonous. 14
Inferno Canto VI:34-63
Ciacco, the glutton.
Inferno Canto VI:64-93
Ciacco’s prophecy concerning Florence. 15
Inferno Canto VI:94-115
Virgil speaks of The Day of Judgement15
Inferno Canto VII:1-39 The
Fourth Circle: Plutus: The Avaricious. 15
Inferno Canto VII:40-66 The
avaricious and prodigal churchmen
Inferno Canto VII:67-99
Virgil speaks about Fortune
Inferno Canto VII:100-130 The
Styx: They view the Fifth Circle
Inferno Canto VIII:1-30 The
Fifth Circle: Phlegyas: The Wrathful
Inferno Canto VIII:31-63 They
meet Filippo Argenti
Inferno Canto VIII:64-81 They
approach the city of Dis
Inferno Canto VIII:82-130 The
fallen Angels obstruct them
Inferno Canto IX:1-33 Dante
asks about precedents
Inferno Canto IX:34-63 The
Furies (Conscience) and Medusa (Obduracy)
Inferno Canto IX:64-105 The
Messenger from Heaven
Inferno Canto IX:106-133 The
Sixth Circle: Dis: The Heretics
Inferno Canto X:1-21 Epicurus
and his followers
Inferno Canto X:22-51
Farinata degli Uberti
Inferno Canto X:52-72
Cavalcante Cavalcanti
Inferno Canto X:73-93
Farinata prophesies Dante’s long exile. 22
Inferno Canto X:94-136 The
prophetic vision of the damned
Inferno Canto XI:1-66 The
structure of Hell: The Lower Circles
Inferno Canto XI:67-93 The
structure of Hell: The Upper Circles
Inferno Canto XI:94-115
Virgil explains usury
Inferno Canto XII:1-27 Above
the Seventh Circle: The Minotaur
Inferno Canto XII:28-48 The
descent to the Seventh Circle
Inferno Canto XII:49-99 The
First Ring: The Centaurs: The Violent25
Inferno Canto XII:100-139 The
Tyrants, Murderers and Warriors
Inferno Canto XIII:1-30 The
Second Ring: The Harpies: The Suicides. 26
Inferno Canto XIII:31-78 The
Wood of Suicides: Pier delle Vigne
Inferno Canto XIII:79-108 The
fate of The Suicides
Inferno Canto XIII:109-129
Lano Maconi and Jacomo da Sant’ Andrea. 28
Inferno Canto XIII:130-151
The unnamed Florentine
Inferno Canto XIV:1-42 The
Third Ring: The Violent against God
Inferno Canto XIV:43-72
Capaneus
Inferno Canto XIV:73-120 The
Old Man of Crete
Inferno Canto XIV:121-142 The
Rivers Phlegethon and Lethe
Inferno Canto XV:1-42 The Violent
against Nature: Brunetto Latini
Inferno Canto XV:43-78
Brunetto’s prophecy
Inferno Canto XV:79-99 Dante
accepts his fate
Inferno Canto XV:100-124
Brunetto names some of his companions. 31
Inferno Canto XVI:1-45
Rusticucci, Guido Guerra, Aldobrandi
Inferno Canto XVI:46-87 The
condition of Florence
Inferno Canto XVI:88-136 The
monster Geryon
Inferno Canto XVII:1-30 The
poets approach Geryon
Inferno Canto XVII:31-78 The
Usurers
Inferno Canto XVII:79-136 The
poets descend on Geryon’s back
Inferno Canto XVIII:1-21 The
Eighth Circle: Malebolge: Simple Fraud. 35
Inferno Canto XVIII:22-39 The
First Chasm: The Pimps and Seducers
Inferno Canto XVIII:40-66 The
Panders: Venedico de’ Caccianemico
Inferno Canto XVIII:67-99 The
Seducers: Jason
Inferno Canto XVIII:100-136
The Second Chasm: The Flatterers
Inferno Canto XIX:1-30 The
Third Chasm: The Sellers of Sacred Offices
Inferno Canto XIX:31-87 Pope
Nicholas III
Inferno Canto XIX:88-133
Dante speaks against Simony
Inferno Canto XX:1-30 The
Fourth Chasm: The Seers and Sorcerers. 38
Inferno Canto XX:31-51 The
Seers
Inferno Canto XX:52-99 Manto
and the founding of Mantua
Inferno Canto XX:100-130 The Soothsayers
and Astrologers
Inferno Canto XXI:1-30 The
Fifth Chasm: The Sellers of Public Offices
Inferno Canto XXI:31-58 The
Barrators
Inferno Canto XXI:59-96
Virgil challenges the Demons’ threats. 41
Inferno Canto XXI:97-139 The
Demons escort the Poets
Inferno Canto XXII:1-30 The
Poets view more of the Fifth Chasm
Inferno Canto XXII:31-75
Ciampolo
Inferno Canto XXII:76-96
Ciampolo names other Barrators
Inferno Canto XXII:97-123
Ciampolo breaks free of the Demons
Inferno Canto XXII:124-151
The Malebranche quarrel
Inferno Canto XXIII:1-57 The
Sixth Chasm: The Hypocrites
Inferno Canto XXIII:58-81 The
Hypocrites
Inferno Canto XXIII:82-126
The Frauti Gaudenti: Caiaphas
Inferno Canto XXIII:127-148
The Poets leave the Sixth Chasm
Inferno Canto XXIV:1-60 The
Poets climb up: Virgil exhorts Dante
Inferno Canto XXIV:61-96 The
Seventh Chasm: The Thieves
Inferno Canto XXIV:97-129
Vanni Fucci and the serpent
Inferno Canto XXIV:130-151
Vanni Fucci’s prophecy
Inferno Canto XXV:34-78
Cianfa and Agnello
Inferno Canto XXV:79-151
Buoso degli Abati and Francesco
Inferno Canto XXVI:1-42 The
Eighth Chasm: The Evil Counsellors
Inferno Canto XXVI:43-84
Ulysses and Diomede
Inferno Canto XXVI:85-142
Ulysses’s last voyage
Inferno Canto XXVII:1-30
Guido Da Montefeltro
Inferno Canto XXVII:31-57 The
situation in Romagna
Inferno Canto XXVII:58-136
Guido’s history
Inferno Canto XXVIII:1-21 The
Ninth Chasm: The Sowers of Discord
Inferno Canto XXVIII:22-54
Mahomet: the Caliph Ali
Inferno Canto XXVIII:55-90
Pier della Medicina and others
Inferno Canto XXVIII:91-111
Curio and Mosca
Inferno Canto XXVIII:112-142
Bertrand de Born
Inferno Canto XXIX:1-36 Geri
del Bello
Inferno Canto XXIX:37-72 The Tenth
Chasm: The Falsifiers
Inferno Canto XXIX:73-99
Griffolino and Capocchio
Inferno Canto XXIX:100-120
Griffolino’s narrative
Inferno Canto XXIX:121-139
The Spendthrift Brigade
Inferno Canto XXX:1-48
Schicci and Myrrha
Inferno Canto XXX:49-90 Adam
of Brescia
Inferno Canto XXX:91-129
Sinon: Potiphar’s wife
Inferno Canto XXX:130-148
Virgil reproves Dante
Inferno Canto XXXI:1-45 The
Giants that guard the central pit
Inferno Canto XXXI:46-81
Nimrod