Dante Alighieri Books in Order
11 books are credited to Dante Alighieri, published in 1719; 1 of them appeared after Dante Alighieri's death in 1321. The first book is Eclogues (1719). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 11
- Published
- 1719
- Pages on record
- 1,527 in 4 of 11 books
Dante Alighieri (c. 1265–1321) was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His Divine Comedy, the Inferno, Purgatorio and Paradiso, is counted among the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. Dante called the poem simply Comedìa; Giovanni Boccaccio attached the word Divina to it later. Eleven works are catalogued under his name, among them the Convivio, De Vulgari Eloquentia, De Monarchia and the Rime, and English translations account for much of the listing.
How many Dante Alighieri books are there?
Dante Alighieri has 11 books, released in 1719. 1 of them were published after Dante Alighieri's death in 1321. 3 of them belong to the La Divina Commedia series.
Dante Alighieri Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 11 Dante Alighieri books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1Eclogues1719 · confirmed 2/41719–2/4
- 2De Vulgari Eloquentia: Dante's Book of Exile– · 277 pages · confirmed 2/4–2772/4
- 3––2/4
- 4The Divine Comedy– · 928 pages · confirmed 2/4–9282/4
- 5Vita Nuova– · 94 pages · confirmed 2/4–942/4
- 6Circles of Hell– · confirmed 2/4––2/4
- 7Convivio– · confirmed 2/4––2/4
- 8––2/4
- 9The De Monarchia– · confirmed 2/4––2/4
- 10––2/4
- 11Rime– · 228 pages · confirmed 2/4–2282/4
Dante Alighieri books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
La Divina Commedia in order
3 books- 1. Inferno
- 2. Purgatorio
- 3. Paradiso
Standalone books
8 books8 Dante Alighieri titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Dante Alighieri books in order?
You only need to read Dante Alighieri books in order within the La Divina Commedia series, which holds 3 of the 11 Dante Alighieri books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Dante Alighieri
Start with Eclogues (1719), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dante Alighieri book?
Eclogues (1719) is the newest Dante Alighieri book released so far.
Is there a new Dante Alighieri book coming?
No next Dante Alighieri book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dante Alighieri at a glance
- Died
- Dante Alighieri died in 1321, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Dante Alighieri are still being published after Dante Alighieri's death in 1321; the newest appeared in 1719.
- Length
- 1,527 pages across the 4 of 11 books with a recorded length, a median of 252 pages each.
What the Dante Alighieri books are about
5 of the 11 Dante Alighieri books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: italian poetry is tagged on 2 of 5. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Italian poetry 2 of 5 books
- Poetry 2 of 5 books
- 18.29 Italian literature 1 of 5 books
- Civilization, Medieval, in literature 1 of 5 books
- Hell 1 of 5 books
- Illustrations 1 of 5 books
- Italian language 1 of 5 books
- Italian literature 1 of 5 books
- Italian poetry, history and criticism 1 of 5 books
- Italian poetry, translations into english 1 of 5 books
- Literatura 1 of 5 books
- Paradise 1 of 5 books