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Hello everybody!
I have read the 'Inferno'. It is really Magnificent work. I have, though, a problem in finding 'the Purgatory' but I'm sure I'll get it somehow. Now, let me ask you a question, does ANYBODY know where Dante got the inspiration to write the entire 'Divine Comedy'. If anybody knows answer to this question, I would ask him to answer me.
Jovan Jakic
My impression is that it's equal parts personal reconnection to his religion and his desire for revenge against people who wronged him, most notably exiling him from Florence.
It may be true to a certain degree. The text contains many political references concerning Dante's own time and native land. It does not only a reflection towards the ones who wronged Dante but also the Italians. One has to know at least a few things about their history to grasp the meaning between the lines.