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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri

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im_down_w_otpMar 15, 2023

The Divine Comedy and The Prince. Not joking.

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modzuJul 13, 2018

the divine comedy by dante. some regard it as the greatest work of literature of all time.

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timellis-smithFeb 3, 2018

Fiction War and Peace Crime and Punishment Count of Monte Christo 1984 God of Small Things Paradise lost Divine comedy Non fiction Selfish gene Meditations Madness explained (the best book I've encountered for explaining how the mind works) The Red Queen Tao te Ching

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