This is an Online Internet Book Club on The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) by Dante Alighieri. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece,
The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
Book Club Questions for The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso):
- Did Dante Alighieri emphasize any specific themes throughout The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)? What do you think Dante Alighieri is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) reveal Dante Alighieri's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Dante Alighieri is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Dante Alighieri's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso):
- Did Dante Alighieri make persuasive arguments in The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)? Did The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)?
- How does Dante Alighieri present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Dante Alighieri biased within The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does The Divine Comedy (The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso) make you want to read next? Why?
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