Companion to the Divine ComedyThe poem discusses "the state of the soul after death and presents an image of divine justice meted out as due punishment or reward", and describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. Allegorically, the poem represents the soul's journey towards God, beginning with the recognition and rejection of sin (Inferno), followed by the penitent Christian life (Purgatorio), which is then followed by the soul's ascent to God (Paradiso). Dante draws on medieval Catholic theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy derived from the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. Consequently, the Divine Comedy has been called "the Summa in verse". |
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Page 89
... according to some of the old commentators he is the nephew of Buoso Donati ( cf. XXX , 44 ) ; according to others , Buoso degli Abati . 142. The transmutation of shapes in this 7th hollow reminds the poet of the shifting of ballast to ...
... according to some of the old commentators he is the nephew of Buoso Donati ( cf. XXX , 44 ) ; according to others , Buoso degli Abati . 142. The transmutation of shapes in this 7th hollow reminds the poet of the shifting of ballast to ...
Page 94
... according to local tradition , the first conflict between Guelfs and Ghibellines in Florence . The Lamberti , to whom Mosca belonged , were afterward banished from the city and never allowed to return . Bertran de Born was a Provençal ...
... according to local tradition , the first conflict between Guelfs and Ghibellines in Florence . The Lamberti , to whom Mosca belonged , were afterward banished from the city and never allowed to return . Bertran de Born was a Provençal ...
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... According to the Old French Image du Monde , of the first half of the 13th century , Adam knew everything . When , therefore , it was said that Solomon never had an equal in understanding , it is evident that Adam and Christ must be ...
... According to the Old French Image du Monde , of the first half of the 13th century , Adam knew everything . When , therefore , it was said that Solomon never had an equal in understanding , it is evident that Adam and Christ must be ...
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