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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... universe . Around it revolve nine transparent hollow spheres , each within its outside neighbor up to the ninth , the Primum Mobile ; this imparts its move- ment to the others and constitutes the frontier of the material world . The ...
... universe . Around it revolve nine transparent hollow spheres , each within its outside neighbor up to the ninth , the Primum Mobile ; this imparts its move- ment to the others and constitutes the frontier of the material world . The ...
Page 212
... universe , too , is of course constructed by our author on the Ptolemaic model , a system rational in its assumptions and logically worked out , but long since abandoned in favor of the Copernican . The per- manent charm of Dante's ...
... universe , too , is of course constructed by our author on the Ptolemaic model , a system rational in its assumptions and logically worked out , but long since abandoned in favor of the Copernican . The per- manent charm of Dante's ...
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... universe , he begins to catch glimpses of reality — of the true life of the world of spirit . In the 8th heaven Dante has a beautiful vision of the triumph of Christ and Mary , in the midst of the whole army of the blessed , “ all the ...
... universe , he begins to catch glimpses of reality — of the true life of the world of spirit . In the 8th heaven Dante has a beautiful vision of the triumph of Christ and Mary , in the midst of the whole army of the blessed , “ all the ...
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