About the book: 1967 / “The Comedy,” which became for posterity a “divine book,” is one of the greatest works of art the world knows. This is an encyclopedia of knowledge “moral, natural, philosophical, theological,” a grandiose synthesis of the feudal-Catholic worldview and an equally grandiose insight into the new culture unfolding at that time. The enormous poetic genius of the author set comedy above the era, making it the property of centuries. Translation and notes by Mikhail Leonidovich Lozinsky. Illustrations by Gustov Dore.