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Divina Commedia Di Dante DIVINA COMMEDIA DI DANTE By Dante Alighieri CONTENTS: INFERNO .......................................................................................................................5 Inferno: Canto I...........................................................................................................5 Inferno: Canto II........................................................................................................11 Inferno: Canto III.......................................................................................................17 Inferno: Canto IV ......................................................................................................22 Inferno: Canto V........................................................................................................28 Inferno: Canto VI ......................................................................................................34 Inferno: Canto VII.....................................................................................................39 Inferno: Canto VIII....................................................................................................44 Inferno: Canto IX ......................................................................................................49 Inferno: Canto X........................................................................................................54 Inferno: Canto XI ......................................................................................................60 Inferno: Canto XII.....................................................................................................65 Inferno: Canto XIII....................................................................................................71 Inferno: Canto XIV....................................................................................................77 Inferno: Canto XV.....................................................................................................83 Inferno: Canto XVI....................................................................................................88 Inferno: Canto XVII ..................................................................................................93 Inferno: Canto XVIII.................................................................................................98 Inferno: Canto XIX..................................................................................................103 Inferno: Canto XX...................................................................................................108 Inferno: Canto XXI..................................................................................................113 Inferno: Canto XXII ................................................................................................119 Inferno: Canto XXIII...............................................................................................125 Inferno: Canto XXIV...............................................................................................131 Inferno: Canto XXV................................................................................................137 Inferno: Canto XXVI...............................................................................................143 Inferno: Canto XXVII .............................................................................................149 Inferno: Canto XXVIII ............................................................................................154 Inferno: Canto XXIX...............................................................................................160 Inferno: Canto XXX................................................................................................166 Inferno: Canto XXXI...............................................................................................172 Inferno: Canto XXXII .............................................................................................178 Inferno: Canto XXXIII ............................................................................................184 Inferno: Canto XXXIV............................................................................................190 PURGATORIO...........................................................................................................196 Purgatorio: Canto I ..................................................................................................196 Purgatorio: Canto II.................................................................................................202 Purgatorio: Canto III................................................................................................207 Purgatorio: Canto IV ...............................................................................................213 Purgatorio: Canto V.................................................................................................219 Purgatorio: Canto VI ...............................................................................................224 Purgatorio: Canto VII ..............................................................................................230 Purgatorio: Canto VIII.............................................................................................235 Purgatorio: Canto IX ...............................................................................................241 Purgatorio: Canto X.................................................................................................247 Purgatorio: Canto XI ...............................................................................................253 Purgatorio: Canto XII ..............................................................................................259 Purgatorio: Canto XIII.............................................................................................264 Purgatorio: Canto XIV.............................................................................................270 Purgatorio: Canto XV..............................................................................................276 Purgatorio: Canto XVI.............................................................................................282 Purgatorio: Canto XVII ...........................................................................................288 Purgatorio: Canto XVIII..........................................................................................294 Purgatorio: Canto XIX.............................................................................................300 Purgatorio: Canto XX..............................................................................................306 Purgatorio: Canto XXI.............................................................................................312 Purgatorio: Canto XXII ...........................................................................................317 Purgatorio: Canto XXIII..........................................................................................323 Purgatorio: Canto XXIV..........................................................................................328 Purgatorio: Canto XXV ...........................................................................................334 Purgatorio: Canto XXVI..........................................................................................340 Purgatorio: Canto XXVII.........................................................................................346 Purgatorio: Canto XXVIII .......................................................................................352 Purgatorio: Canto XXIX..........................................................................................358 Purgatorio: Canto XXX ...........................................................................................364 Purgatorio: Canto XXXI..........................................................................................370 Purgatorio: Canto XXXII.........................................................................................376 Purgatorio: Canto XXXIII .......................................................................................382 PARADISO ................................................................................................................388 Paradiso: Canto I .....................................................................................................388 Paradiso: Canto II....................................................................................................394 Paradiso: Canto III...................................................................................................400 Paradiso: Canto IV ..................................................................................................405 Paradiso: Canto V....................................................................................................411 Paradiso: Canto VI ..................................................................................................417 Paradiso: Canto VII .................................................................................................423 Paradiso: Canto VIII................................................................................................429 Paradiso: Canto IX ..................................................................................................435 Paradiso: Canto 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