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 140
... follows : Te lucis ante terminum , Rerum Creator , poscimus , Procul recedant somnia Et noctium phantasmata ; Ut tua pro clementia Sis praesul et custodia . Hostemque nostrum comprime , Ne polluantur corpora . They are translated by M ...
... follows : Te lucis ante terminum , Rerum Creator , poscimus , Procul recedant somnia Et noctium phantasmata ; Ut tua pro clementia Sis praesul et custodia . Hostemque nostrum comprime , Ne polluantur corpora . They are translated by M ...
Page 206
... follows Pisces , the ' heavenly carp ' — it is spring . 57. The ' next constellation ' to which the sun ' hitches his steeds ' is Taurus , which follows Aries . 58. The color between red and violet is the Imperial purple . 65. The ...
... follows Pisces , the ' heavenly carp ' — it is spring . 57. The ' next constellation ' to which the sun ' hitches his steeds ' is Taurus , which follows Aries . 58. The color between red and violet is the Imperial purple . 65. The ...
Page 264
... follows that right is willed by God , inasmuch as it is in him . And since in God the will and what is willed are identical , it follows further that the divine will is right itself , and hence it follows again that right as manifested ...
... follows that right is willed by God , inasmuch as it is in him . And since in God the will and what is willed are identical , it follows further that the divine will is right itself , and hence it follows again that right as manifested ...
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