I-Divine Comedy iyinkondlo ende elandisayo eyabhalwa imbongi yase-Italy u-Dante Alighieri ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-14. Igama elithi "Divine Comedy" livame ukusetshenziselwa ukubhekisela enkondlweni iyonke. Igama elithi "ubunkulunkulu" kulo mongo lisho "noma elihlobene noNkulunkulu noma onkulunkulu", kanti elithi "comedy" libhekisela endabeni enesiphetho esijabulisayo, ngokungafani nenhlekelele. Kodwa-ke, igama elithi "comedy" kulokhu alihloselwe ukuphakamisa ukuthi umsebenzi uyahlekisa noma ulula, kodwa kunalokho ulandela isakhiwo samahlaya asendulo, lapho umlingiswa oyinhloko enqoba khona izithiyo futhi ekugcineni azuze umphumela omuhle.