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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... seems to have become clearer and more fixed ; but her influence could not preserve him from morbid dejection and unworthy pursuits . Book learning and worldliness engrossed him for a while , in spite of the recurring prick of conscience ...
... seems to have become clearer and more fixed ; but her influence could not preserve him from morbid dejection and unworthy pursuits . Book learning and worldliness engrossed him for a while , in spite of the recurring prick of conscience ...
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... seems impossible . Fear and remorse seize it at the aspect of the worst iniquities ; reason can direct it no longer ; it is on the verge of despair . To the horrified searcher it appears that reason is about to forsake him , that he is ...
... seems impossible . Fear and remorse seize it at the aspect of the worst iniquities ; reason can direct it no longer ; it is on the verge of despair . To the horrified searcher it appears that reason is about to forsake him , that he is ...
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... seems to be the farther end of the passage emptied by Satan's fall . It is just beneath the crust of the earth's surface that supports the Island of Purgatory , and therefore is separated from Beelzebub by the whole length of his “ tomb ...
... seems to be the farther end of the passage emptied by Satan's fall . It is just beneath the crust of the earth's surface that supports the Island of Purgatory , and therefore is separated from Beelzebub by the whole length of his “ tomb ...
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