Why is Dante's work entitled Divine Comedy when there's not even a hint of funny stuff in it?

The
previous post was dead on.  The work is not very funny.  Although, I do find it humorous that
Dante used his depiction of hell to place individuals whom he didn't like in the different
levels.  If we were back in Florence of the time period, there would be much in way ofin the
work.  The harmony, unity, and symmetry that is presented at the end of Dante's work is where
the comedy is present.  It is comedy in the sense of a vision whereis absent.  Comedy, in this
light, becomes the adversary of tragedy.  There are some works that seek to be comedic in
nature, yet the tragic elements in their presentation can be isolated and bring some level of
ominous shadow to the comedy presented.  This is not the case with Dante.  Even the most
tenacious reading of it can reveal a comedic ending with God fusing all oppositions, embodied in
the love of Beatrice.  Dante's work is called "the divine comedy" because it
accomplished what it set out to do in terms of giving meaning to the religious pilgrim wondering
how to account for the "lost" nature of mankind.  In this light, it is comedic because
of its unifying and harmonious vision presented and in light of the notable absence of tragedy
in its resolution.