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Explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece.

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See medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, his child, education and more.

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See medieval Florence from 1216 to Dante's birth in 1265, his child, education and more.

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Explore the afterlife and literary and cultural fate of Dante’s masterpiece.

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Discover Dante's motivation for writing and the power of The Divine Comedy.

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Explore how Dante's exile from Florence influenced and motivated his work.

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Dante and Virgil begin their descent into Inferno, through the Gates of Hell.