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 105
... head of one lies upon the head of the other like a hat . 130. Tydeus , one of the seven kings who attacked Thebes , was mortally wounded by Menalippus , whom he succeeded in killing . Before dying , he called for the head of his ...
... head of one lies upon the head of the other like a hat . 130. Tydeus , one of the seven kings who attacked Thebes , was mortally wounded by Menalippus , whom he succeeded in killing . Before dying , he called for the head of his ...
Page 112
... head . 45. The faces that come from Egypt are black . 54. Cf. Virgil , Georgics , III , 203 : " spumas aget ore ... head first , and not feet first , as hitherto . In climbing a ladder , one goes down feet first , but up head first ...
... head . 45. The faces that come from Egypt are black . 54. Cf. Virgil , Georgics , III , 203 : " spumas aget ore ... head first , and not feet first , as hitherto . In climbing a ladder , one goes down feet first , but up head first ...
Page 150
... head put into a skin full of human blood , and addressed it in terms similar to those cited by Dante : Paulus Orosius , Historia adversus paganos , II , vii . 58. Judith delivered the Israelites by cutting off the head of the Assyrian ...
... head put into a skin full of human blood , and addressed it in terms similar to those cited by Dante : Paulus Orosius , Historia adversus paganos , II , vii . 58. Judith delivered the Israelites by cutting off the head of the Assyrian ...
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