Dantes Inferno
... He uses Florence as his reference point on humanity and is able to discuss the status of a city under transformation by his life-changing journey through the Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise. ... Furthermore, all the villages and townspeople, each with a different professions and purpose, represent the different circles of the Inferno. ... One major reoccurring political issue in the Inferno is the large-scale conflict between the two major factions, the Black and White Guelphs, dealing with the separation of church and state. ... Another allegorical aspect of the Inferno is exemplified by the coloration of Lucifer’s face.