Dante’s Inferno

A Modern Rendition

This poetic interpretation of Dante's Inferno seeks to maintain much of the original intent of the work while updating it with carefully veiled references to current-day political and economic issues. It is written in classical poetic form, with strict anapestic hexameter meter and an 'aabccb' rhyming scheme. Accent marks have been added to the first appearance of many mythical names to assist the reader with pronunciation.

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Introduction

Canto I: In the Woods with Virgil

Canto II: Plea from Beatrice

Canto III: Ferry to the Underworld

Canto IV: Limbo

Canto V: The Serpentine Minos

Canto VI: Cerberus, 3-Headed Beast

Canto VII: Hoarders & Squanderers

Canto VIII: River Styx

CantoIX: The Furies, Medusa

Canto X: Epicureans

Canto XI: Violence

Canto XII: River of Blood

Canto XIII: Suicide

Canto XIV: Violence vs God

Canto XV: Sodomites

Canto XVI: Evildoers

Canto XVII: The Beast Geryon

Canto XVIII: Seducers

Canto XIX: Simonists

Canto XX: Diviners

Canto XXI: Malacoda

Canto XXII: The Demons

Canto XXIII: Hypocrites

Canto XXIV: Thieves

Canto XXV: Monster & Spirit

Canto XXVI: Ulysses

Canto XXVII: Counselors

Canto XXVIII: Religious Discord

Canto XXIX: Alchemists

Canto XXX: Falsifiers

Canto XXXI: Giants

Canto XXXII: Traitors

Canto XXXIII: The Starving

Canto XXXIV: Lucifer