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 166
... figures constructed on points that were distributed by chance . Their specialty was the selection of favorable spots ... figure in question can be seen in the east shortly before sunrise at that season . 6. The ' road ' by which fortuna ...
... figures constructed on points that were distributed by chance . Their specialty was the selection of favorable spots ... figure in question can be seen in the east shortly before sunrise at that season . 6. The ' road ' by which fortuna ...
Page 261
... figures ... until the letter is broken and disappears as the birds are scattered . ) Having reached the end of the sentence , they remain in the shape of the final M , symbol of Monarchy , the embodiment of ... figure , Canto XVIII 261.
... figures ... until the letter is broken and disappears as the birds are scattered . ) Having reached the end of the sentence , they remain in the shape of the final M , symbol of Monarchy , the embodiment of ... figure , Canto XVIII 261.
Page 295
... figure of the rose seems to be Dante's own , although Paradise is sometimes rep- resented in roselike form in early Italian art . The rose , too , was sometimes used as a symbol of the Passion . On the fourth Sunday of Lent , the Pope ...
... figure of the rose seems to be Dante's own , although Paradise is sometimes rep- resented in roselike form in early Italian art . The rose , too , was sometimes used as a symbol of the Passion . On the fourth Sunday of Lent , the Pope ...
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