Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Inferno III and translation IX
4. Preface XIX
5. 1. The Ante-Inferno 1
6. 2. The Inscription 10
7. 3. Spiritual Readiness to Enter Hell 18
8. 4. The Sounds of Suffering 23
9. 5. Scorned by Mercy and Justice 26
10. 6. The Great Coward 39
11. 7. Toward the Acheron 59
12. 8. Charon 62
13. 9. The Souls at the River 70
14. 10. Divine Justice: Fear and Desire 78
15. 11. Prodigy and Sleep 84
16. 12. The Form and Meaning of Canto III 94
17. Notes 99
18. Bibliography 115
19. Index 121
20. Backmatter 125