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 83
... says , are exactly like the recent episode : that is , the fall of the two grappling fiends into the pitch is a reproduction of the plunge of the tethered quadrupeds into the water ; and their rescue , as they are hooked out by their ...
... says , are exactly like the recent episode : that is , the fall of the two grappling fiends into the pitch is a reproduction of the plunge of the tethered quadrupeds into the water ; and their rescue , as they are hooked out by their ...
Page 125
... says — that the soul going forth from sin becomes holy and free . In the Letter to Can Grande , 7 , the same passage serves to illus- trate all four modes of interpretation , and the literal , allegorical , moral , and anagogical ...
... says — that the soul going forth from sin becomes holy and free . In the Letter to Can Grande , 7 , the same passage serves to illus- trate all four modes of interpretation , and the literal , allegorical , moral , and anagogical ...
Page 277
... says St. Thomas , although some say that it is not a definition , contains all the elements of one : " licet quidam dicant praedicta Apostoli verba non esse fidei definitionem , tamen , si quis recte consideret , omnia ex quibus fides ...
... says St. Thomas , although some say that it is not a definition , contains all the elements of one : " licet quidam dicant praedicta Apostoli verba non esse fidei definitionem , tamen , si quis recte consideret , omnia ex quibus fides ...
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