Great blog, I, like most people, have heard of "The Divine Comedy" but never have read it and knew very little about it, am intrigued now to actually read it myself. I think its fun that he used real people of the time to tell the story of finding one's way to heaven. The history of Dante's life and how he came to write the epic poems is interesting, to say the least. His ideas and imagination is very complex and raises many questions about the afterlife. Learning about the symbolism around the number 3, the traditional customs of marriage, politics and war during the medieval era is another significant reason why Dante's Divine Comedy should be preserved. It's pretty amazing that this piece of literature is still very popular today, enough so to be made into a video game and still be a valuable asset to higher education. 
Have you ever played the video game, and if so is there any educational value to it, would it inspire players to learn more about the poem?