Perhaps the part of this classic literature that has struck me the most is the imagery used to describe the inferno. Dante does not hold anything back in the description of this journey through the afterlife. While it is often suggested that the plot of this classic is lacking, the desciption of the place people can see only in nightmares is both vivid and disturbing. At times, the reader can almost feel the same cold feelings as Dante in this cold, dark place.While this book is hardly as casual read for the average person, the imagery description make this a "must read' for fans of great literature.