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 214
... heavenly body and therefore nothing visible and no special station for the traveler . - In the heavens upon which the earth's shadow falls appear the souls whose goodness was foreordained to have some earthly strain : in the moon , the ...
... heavenly body and therefore nothing visible and no special station for the traveler . - In the heavens upon which the earth's shadow falls appear the souls whose goodness was foreordained to have some earthly strain : in the moon , the ...
Page 218
... heavenly bodies , directed by celestial Intelligences , or angels , which are the ministers of God . The world of matter , therefore , exactly corresponds to the world of spirit , and is its visible image . From the Maker , in his ...
... heavenly bodies , directed by celestial Intelligences , or angels , which are the ministers of God . The world of matter , therefore , exactly corresponds to the world of spirit , and is its visible image . From the Maker , in his ...
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... heavenly ' body which it quickens . ' 145. The virtù mista , or fusion of the heavenly bodies , to different degrees and in different modes , with the power from above . — Canto III Argument " In my Father's house are many mansions ...
... heavenly ' body which it quickens . ' 145. The virtù mista , or fusion of the heavenly bodies , to different degrees and in different modes , with the power from above . — Canto III Argument " In my Father's house are many mansions ...
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