Cambridge readings in Dante's Comedy /
The narrative takes as its literal subject the state of souls 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 Paradise or Heaven, while allegorically the poem represents the soul's journey...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [Cambridgeshire] ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1981.
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| Summary: | The narrative takes as its literal subject the state of souls 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 Paradise or Heaven, while 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). |
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| Physical Description: | x, 213 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0521241405 9780521241403 |