Which work of Medieval literature detailed the author’s journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven?
Explanation
Answer: B - Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy was divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, meaning Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. It was an allegorical poem about a person’s journey to God or salvation, staged in elaborate fashion with the spiritual experience played out in stages. It was an imaginative but faithful chronicle of the Medieval Church’s theology regarding life, the afterlife, love, and sin. It is generally considered the greatest work of medieval literature and one of the most important books ever written.
