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The Undivine Comedy (Polish: Nie-Boska komedia) is a drama by Zygmunt Krasiński, a Polish romantic poet written in 1833 and published in 1835 in Paris. The initial title of the work was Mąż ("The Husband") and it was intended as the first part of a trilogy.
The title of the drama was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and has a double meaning: it depicts History as a work of humanity, or as a comedy taking place in absence of divine intervention, but contrary to God's will. The main theme of the work is social and political conflict, or in Krasiński's words the struggle between "aristocracy and democracy". It has been described as the "first literary expression of class war". The work is also critical of a romantic approach to understanding reality.
The plot of the drama takes place in the future, but Krasiński used recent contemporary events, such as the French Revolution, and the ensuing power struggle between the Jacobins and other factions as inspiration.
The work was interpreted and commented upon by Adam Mickiewicz in his lectures on Slavic literature given in Paris (Prelekcje paryskie). Over time it has been frequently analyzed, often in contradictory ways. The end of the play has also been a subject of different interpretations both in theater and literature.