Was The Divine Comedy worth the listening time? It would be a better audio book with narrations of explanation on some of the people in a commentary similar to the audiobook series Is there anything you would change about this book? This was written before audio recording was conceived and does not do well in this medium. I will still try to read this book someday, but I will find a hard copy with footnotes and keep a good encyclopedic website handy while I read it. Dante uses his story to criticize the people that were living in his time I found it nearly impossible to follow the story as he meets with and discusses the sins and salvation of Italian notables from 7 centuries ago. The portrayal of the hell, purgatory, and heaven is quite vivid and well done, but the narrative is tied to the souls that Dante meets along the way. Unless you are a learned scholar of early Renaissance Italian society, this book will make no sense. Sadly, this book does not really lend itself to be listened to. I loved picking up pieces of the story from researching it on my own and I thought listening to the entire thing would finally allow me to get to know the whole story. The Divine Comedy is a masterpiece of imagination.
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