"《神曲》是但丁1307年至1321在放逐期间写的一
部长诗。全诗分为三部《地狱篇》（已经收录并出版在
“最经典英语文库”第一辑里）、《炼狱篇》、《天堂
篇》。每部33首，最前面增加一首序诗，共100首，描
绘了诗人但丁在维吉尔和贝阿特丽采的指引下，幻游地
狱、炼狱、天堂三界的故事。"

"CONTENTS
I. The Shores of Purgatory. The Four Stars. Cato of Utica
The Rush
II. The Celestial Pilot. Casella. The Departure
III. Discourse on the Limits of Reason
The Foot of the Mountain
Those who died in Contumacy of Holy Church
Manfredi
IV. Farther Ascent. Nature of the Mountain
The Negligent, who postponed Repentance till the last Hour
Belacqua
V. Those who died by Violence, but repentant
Buonconte di Monfeltro. La Pia
VI. Dante's Inquiry on Prayers for the Dead
Sordello. Italy
VII. The Valley of Flowers. Negligent Princes
VIII. The Guardian Angels and the Serpent. Nino di Gallura
The Three Stars. Currado Malaspina
IX. Dante's Dream of the Eagle
The Gate of Purgatory and the Angel
Seven P's. The Keys
X. The Needle's Eye. The First Circle: The Proud
The Sculptures on the Wall
XI. The Humble Prayer. Omberto di Santafiore
Oderisi d' Agobbio. Provenzan Salvani. / 68 XII. The Sculptures on the Pavement
Ascent to the Second Circle
XIII. The Second Circle: The Envious. Sapia of Siena
XIV. Guido del Duca and Renier da Calboli
Cities of the Arno Valley
Denunciation of Stubbornness
XV. The Third Circle: The Irascible. Dante's Visions
The Smoke
XVI. Marco Lombardo
Lament over the State of the World
XVII. Dante's Dream of Anger
The Fourth Circle: The Slothful
Virgil's Discourse of Love
XVIII. Virgil further discourses of Love and Free Will
The Abbot of San Zeno
XIX. Dante's Dream of the Siren
The Fifth Circle: The Avaricious and Prodigal
Pope Adrian V
XX. Hugh Capet. Corruption of the French Crown
Prophecy of the Abduction of Pope Boniface VIII and
the Sacrilege of Philip the Fair. The Earthquake
XXI. The Poet Statius. Praise of Virgil
XXII. Statius' Denunciation of Avarice
The Sixth Circle: The Gluttonous
The Mystic Tree
XXIII. Forese
Reproof of immodest Florentine Wom

·但丁被放逐期间写的长诗《神曲》中的第二部 ·《神曲》是西方世界除了《圣经》以外，影响力最大的一本书，是世界文学史上里程碑式的伟大作品 ·但丁本人也成为西方三大著名诗人之一，被称为意大利语之父，文学的三大精神源泉之一