Who was the audience for Dante's Inferno?

It was Dante who poetically invented the notion of purgatory, the seven deadly sins and the nine levels of persecution that was hell itself. In short, Dante’s Inferno did become one of the most sought after tomes of the 19th century, second only to the Bible. read more

This novel was written for people who might end up in the Ante-Inferno. The Ante-Inferno refers to the area where people end up if they have done no evil or good during their life. read more

Dante passed from court to court, writing passionate political and moral epistles and finishing his Divine Comedy, which contains the Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso. The Inferno can therefore be read as a piece of propaganda against Dante's enemies (the Pope, the Black Guelphs). read more