L'enfer (1 of 2) / La Divine Comédie - Traduit par Rivarol

The poem follows a pilgrim who, guided by a revered classical poet sent by a heavenly beloved, descends through a vividly ordered underworld divided into concentric circles that punish sins by fitting retribution. Encounters with mythic beings, damned souls and grotesque landscapes provide moral allegory and pointed commentary on human vice, justice, and political corruption. The narrative arranges punishments according to severity and symbolic correspondence, culminating in an encounter with the imprisoned source of evil at the deepest abyss and a passage that prepares for an eventual ascent, blending theological doctrine, classical references, and vivid poetic imagery.