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The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)

Dante Alighieri

The Divine Comedy is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun c. 1308 and completed around 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative vision of the af...

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Bill Burr suggested that the emailer, who was afraid of hell, should avoid reading Dante's Inferno as it provides detailed descriptions of torment in hell, which might worsen their anxiety.

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Well, don't ever read Dante's Inferno You don't want to read that

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-6-15

Bill Burr suggested that the emailer, who was afraid of hell, should avoid reading Dante's Inferno as it provides detailed descriptions of torment in hell, which might worsen their anxiety.

"

Well, don't ever read Dante's Inferno You don't want to read that

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