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Divine Comedy (Volume I)

Divine Comedy (Volume I)

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The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso), guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice, the subject of his love and of another of his works, La Vita Nuova. While the vision of Hell, the Inferno, is vivid for modern readers, the theological niceties presented in the other books require a certain amount of patience and knowledge to appreciate. Purgatorio, the most lyrical and human of the three, also has the most poets in it; Paradiso, the most heavily theological, has the most beautiful and ecstatic mystic passages in which Dante tries to describe what he confesses he is unable to convey (e.g., when Dante looks into the face of God: "all'alta fantasia qui mancò possa" — "at this high moment, ability failed my capacity to describe," Paradiso, XXXIII, 142). His glory, by whose might all things are mov'd, Pierces the universe, and in one part Sheds more resplendence, elsewhere less. In heav'n, That largeliest of his light partakes, was I, Witness of things, which to relate again Surpasseth power of him who comes from thence; For that, so near approaching its desire

The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso), guided first by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice, the subject of his love and of another of his works, La Vita Nuova. While the vision of Hell, the Inferno, is vivid for modern readers, the theological niceties presented in the other books require a certain amount of patience and knowledge to appreciate. Purgatorio, the most lyrical and human of the three, also has the most poets in it; Paradiso, the most heavily theological, has the most beautiful and ecstatic mystic passages in which Dante tries to describe what he confesses he is unable to convey (e.g., when Dante looks into the face of God: "all'alta fantasia qui mancò possa" — "at this high moment, ability failed my capacity to describe," Paradiso, XXXIII, 142). His glory, by whose might all things are mov'd, Pierces the universe, and in one part Sheds more resplendence, elsewhere less. In heav'n, That largeliest of his light partakes, was I, Witness of things, which to relate again Surpasseth power of him who comes from thence; For that, so near approaching its desire
  • Isbn
    9786253874896
  • Peso
    4.2 MB
  • Número de páginas
    137
  • Idioma
    Inglés
  • Formato
    EPUB
  • Protección
    DRM
  • Referencia
    BKW180358

Dante Alighieri

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Dante Alighieri, bautizado Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri (Florencia, c. 29 de mayo de 1265 - Rávena, 14 de septiembre de 1321), fue un poeta italiano, conocido por escribir la Divina comedia, una de las obras fundamentales de la transición del pensamiento medieval al renacentista y una de las cumbres de la literatura universal. La fecha exacta del nacimiento de Dante es desconocida, aunque generalmente se cree que está alrededor de 1265. Esto puede deducirse de las alusiones autobiográficas reflejadas en la Vita nuova. Durante su vida, Dante participó activamente en las luchas políticas de su tiempo, por lo que fue desterrado de su ciudad natal, y fue un activo defensor de la unidad italiana. Escribió varios tratados en latín sobre literatura, política y filosofía. A su pluma se debe el tratado en latín De Monarchia, de 1310, que constituye una exposición detallada de sus ideas políticas, entre las cuales se encuentran la necesidad de la existencia de un Sacro Imperio Romano y la separación de la Iglesia y el Estado.5 En 1289 participó en la batalla de Campaldino durante la guerra entre Florencia y Arezzo, y contribuyó así a la victoria de los florentinos. Apodado «el Poeta Supremo» (en italiano «il Sommo Poeta»), también se le considera el «padre del idioma italiano» (llamado volgare en aquella época). Su primera biografía fue escrita por Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), en el Trattatello in laude di Dante.