Series

The Divine Comedy series in reading order

There are 3 books in the The Divine Comedy series.

Published between 1320 and 1767. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Dante's visionary descent through the nine circles of Hell remains literature's most vivid portrait of damnation and divine justice. An allegorical masterpiece where theological imagination meets poetic genius in a journey through eternal punishment.

All 3 books, in reading order

• 1. Inferno (1767) — Dante Alighieri · 442 pages
• 2. Purgatorio (1321) — Allen Mandelbaum / Laury Magnus / Anthony Oldcorn / Daniel Feldman / Barry Moser / Dante Alighieri · 600 pages
• 3. Paradiso (1320) — Robert Hollander / Jean Hollander / Dante Alighieri · 1,026 pages

The Divine Comedy in publication order

1. Paradiso (1320) — Robert Hollander / Jean Hollander / Dante Alighieri
2. Purgatorio (1321) — Allen Mandelbaum / Laury Magnus / Anthony Oldcorn / Daniel Feldman / Barry Moser / Dante Alighieri
3. Inferno (1767) — Dante Alighieri

All 3 books total 2,068 pages.

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