Francesca of Rimini is a poem written by Arthur Sherburne Hardy and published in 1878. The poem is based on the tragic love story of Francesca da Rimini, a noblewoman from Rimini, Italy, who fell in love with her husband's younger brother, Paolo Malatesta. The story is set in the 13th century and is based on Dante's Inferno, where Francesca and Paolo are punished for their adultery by being trapped in a whirlwind in the second circle of hell. The...